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Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans with ground beef and mixed beans, served in a white bowl.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 12 ounces bacon chopped
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 can kidney beans (15 ounces) drained and rinsed
  • 1 can white beans (15 ounces) drained and rinsed
  • 1 28-ounce can pork and beans not drained
  • 2/3 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke

Instructions

  • Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the lean ground beef until no longer pink, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
    Cooking lean ground beef in a skillet for slow-cooker cowboy beans.
  • In the same skillet, fry the chopped bacon until crispy, 5-9 minutes. Then add the diced onion and sauté until soft and translucent, about an additional 5-7 minutes.
    Diced onions and bacon cooking in a non-stick skillet for healthy meal preparation.
  • Transfer the beef and the bacon-onion mixture to a slow cooker. Stir in the kidney beans, white beans, pork and beans, ketchup, barbecue sauce, light brown sugar, and liquid smoke.
    Kidney, white, and baked beans in a slow cooker for cowboy beans.
  • Cover and cook on low for about 2 hours. Stir once during cooking. Serve warm.
    Slow-cooker cowboy beans in a white bowl on a marble surface.

Nutrition Info:

Calories: 268kcal (13%) Carbohydrates: 33g (11%) Protein: 23g (46%) Fat: 5g (8%) Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) Sodium: 1359mg (59%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 22g (24%)

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