Hearty Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans Recipe

two white bowls with cowboy beans and small bowl of cilantro.

5 from 1 vote

These slow-cooker beans are loaded with plenty of beef & bacon, making them a cowboy favorite here on the ranch. This delicious beans dish will be your family’s new favorite recipe for sure.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cowboy beans, crock pot cowboy beans, slow cooker cowboy beans

Servings:

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Mary Woita

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef browned & drained of grease
6 slices bacon cooked & crumbled
2 15.5 oz kidney beans drained
2 15.5 oz black beans drained
1 15.5 oz navy beans drained
1 medium yellow onion about 1 cup diced
1 green bell pepper about 1 cup diced
1 red bell pepper about 1 cup diced
18 ounces barbecue sauce use your favorite sweet bbq flavor
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cayenne powder recommended, but skip if you don’t like spicy
¼ teaspoon cumin ground

Instructions

In a frying pan, cook the bacon and remove from pan. Drain the grease and crumble the bacon once it’s cool enough to handle.
Use the same pan to brown the ground beef. Cook until no longer pink, drain grease if needed.
Layer the cooked ground beef, bacon crumbles, onions, red & green bell peppers inside of a crock pot or slow cooker.
Drain the cans of beans and add to the slow cooker. Add the remaining ingredients (bbq sauce, seasonings) and stir until combined.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for up to 8 hours.
Serve & enjoy!

Notes

The cayenne pepper really gives these beans heat, but skip if you don’t enjoy spicy.

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