Cowboy Beans are a hearty side dish made with ground beef, bacon, onion, peppers, brown sugar, baked beans, and barbecue sauce.
Author:Dorothy Miller
Ingredients
Scale
1poundground beef
1mediumyellow onion,diced (approximately 1 cup)
1greenbell pepper,diced (approximately 1 cup)
½teaspoongarlic salt
½teaspoononion powder
8slicesbacon,cooked and crumbled
¼cupbrown sugar(this is optional – you could omit)
2cans(28 ounces each) baked beans,we used Bush’s Original Baked Beans
½cupbarbecue sauce
2tablespoonsdijon mustard
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a 4 quart, heavy bottom, oven-safe pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat, add ground beef, onion, bell pepper, garlic salt, and onion powder. Cook until the hamburger is no longer pink. Drain the excess liquid.
Add cooked bacon crumbles, brown sugar, baked beans, barbecue sauce, and dijon mustard. Stir to incorporate all ingredients.
Cover and bake for 1 hour. (When done, the beans should be hot and bubbly and thickened.) Serve warm.