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These Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beansare fantastic as a flavorful side dish and perfect as a hearty bowl all on their own.
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How to Make Cowboy Beans in a Slow Cooker
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When we saw these Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beans inGooseberry Patch’s Busy Day Slow Cooking Cookbook I knew we were going to make them! We are BIG fans of cowboy beans around here and these sweet and savory beans did not disappoint! Mikey even made a video about it (above)!
Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beans Notes
- Feel free to substitute beans of your choice as needed or desired.
- This recipe is from Gooseberry Patch’s Busy Day Slow Cooking Cookbook.
- We like to use amulti-cooker to brown our ground beef and sausage in the same pot.
- You can use ourAir Fryer Baconto make your crisp bacon for this recipe super easy.
- This recipe easily doubles and triples for parties and potlucks, just use the slider in our recipe card.
- Looking for more recipes? OurRecipe Findercan help you find exactly what you need.
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts andnutritionalinformation varies greatly. As a result, yournutritionalcontent depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
What Other Home Cooks are Saying
“This was my 1st time cooking cowboy chili and surprisingly it was great. My new go to meal”
Demra C.
“Very yummy, the entire family enjoyed them. Easy to make too.”
Ashley R.
“They stole the show at Christmas! Everyone raved about them!”
Anna M.
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Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beans
These Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beans are always a hit!
4.96 from 21 votes
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Course: Side
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Crock Pot Cowboy Beans
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours hours
Total Time: 3 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Calories: 579kcal
Author: Cris
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb bacon cooked crisply and crumbled we used precooked bacon crumbles instead
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork breakfast sausage
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 16 oz can pork and beans
- 16 oz can pinto or chili beans
- 16 oz can butter beans drained
- 16 oz can kidney beans drained
- 1/4 cup catsup
- 1/4 cup barbeque sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 Tablespoon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning or pepper
Instructions
Cook your bacon over medium heat on your stove until crisp, drain and crumble
In a different skillet, brown your beef and sausage over medium heat
Toss your onion in with your meat mixture and cook until the onions are tender, drain
Put your meat and onion mixture and your bacon in your crock pot
Pour your undrained pork and beans, undrained pinto or chili beans and the rest of your ingredients to your crock pot
Give it all a gentle stir
Cover and cook on high for an hour. After an hour reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for an additional 2-4 hours
Give it a taste and adjust any seasonings to match your preferences
Video
Notes
- Feel free to substitute beans of your choice as needed or desired.
- This recipe is from Gooseberry Patch’s Busy Day Slow Cooking Cookbook.
- We like to use amulti-cooker to brown our ground beef and sausage in the same pot.
- You can use ourAir Fryer Baconto make your crisp bacon for this recipe super easy.
- This recipe easily doubles and triples for parties and potlucks, just use the slider in our recipe card.
- Looking for more recipes? OurRecipe Findercan help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in ourAmazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts andnutritionalinformation varies greatly. As a result, yournutritionalcontent depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldalways be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1924mg | Potassium: 1141mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Vitamin C: 3.2mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 5.5mg
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Raina says
Delicious, I put in twice as much bacon and a full lb of beef but thats just because we’re fat like that. Hubby forgot the brats, which is what I was going to use. Personally Im using way less chili powder next time, kindof overpowered the beans to my taste, I like them sweeter but still 5 stars because everyone loved themReply
- John King says
Nice recipe as is. We’ve prepared this a good number of times since it was first published a few years ago. We’ve cut back a little on the 4 sweeteners and it was still quite good. And especial thanks for not labeling it “chili”, because that one TBS of chili powder doesn’t make it so.Reply
- Doris says
Wow! This is a fabooo recipe. I did not use ground beef. Just breakfast sausage and bacon. I have a recipe for something called Magic Dust from another recipe for baked beans so I added that spice .. it has chili powder and other ingredients in it. No kidney beans or butter beans either. People are still raving over it. Thank you so much! PS.. I like fresh garlic and I wanted to use a red pepper so I chopped that up and sauteed as well . Extremely versatile recipe.
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- Cris says
Oh so glad to hear it, Doris! Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by to let us know.
- Sue Tomasini says
How much bacon crumbles do you use in place of 1/2 lb cooked bacon?
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- Cris says
Hi Sue!
It is really up to you. Half pound would equal 8 oz, but you can use more or less according to taste. Enjoy!
- Rob says
How many does this serve?
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- Cris says
Hi Rob-
That will vary depending on if you are eating it as a main dish or a side with other sides. In general we say it feeds 8-10 as a side. Enjoy!
- Milissa says
I made these to be served with Easter dinner this year. A HUGE hit, everyone loved them and they are so easy! Thanks for the awesome recipes, videos, and website!Reply
- Cris says
Hi Milissa-
So glad you guys enjoyed it!!
- kathleen says
i can’t wait to fix these — i have a similar recipe i’ve been doing for years but this sounds even better. Mine uses only ground beef (no sausage or bacon – and we know that sausage and bacon ALWAYS makes things better), and it only uses pork & beans and chili beans. this will be great for our summer barbeques.
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- Cris says
Hi Roxanne-
I would just substitute brown sugar for the molasses. Enjoy!Reply
- Roxanne Porter says
Is there a substitute for the molasses you can suggest?
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- Jeanie says
I always use Dark Brown Sugar
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