Cowboy Beans Recipe 🤠🫘🥓
Cowboy Beans are a hearty, smoky, sweet-and-savory baked bean dish loaded with ground beef, bacon, onions, barbecue sauce, and multiple types of beans. They're perfect for cookouts, potlucks, game days, and family dinners.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Protein-packed
- Perfect BBQ side dish
- Feeds a crowd
- Great for potlucks
- Easy make-ahead recipe
- Incredible leftovers
Ingredients
Meat
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced
Beans
- 1 can (15 oz) pork and beans
- 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, drained
- 1 can (15 oz) pinto beans, drained
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
Sauce
- ¾ cup barbecue sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 2
Cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy.
Remove bacon and set aside.
Step 3
Cook ground beef and onion in the bacon drippings until browned.
Drain excess grease if needed.
Step 4
In a large bowl combine:
- Ground beef mixture
- Bacon
- Pork and beans
- Kidney beans
- Pinto beans
- Black beans
Step 5
Add:
- Barbecue sauce
- Ketchup
- Brown sugar
- Mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Black pepper
Mix thoroughly.
Step 6
Pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake uncovered for 45–50 minutes until hot, bubbly, and caramelized around the edges.
Step 7
Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Storage
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.