Cowboy Beans

Name: Cowboy Beans
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean); 1 large sweet onion, chopped; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup ketchup; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard; 1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, drained; 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 can (15 ounces) pork and beans; 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans, rinsed and drained

Total Time Prep: 30 min. Cook: 4 hours

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

When you bring sweet and tangy cowboy beans to share, you'll be the hit of the barbecue!

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, drained
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) pork and beans
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans, rinsed and drained

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain.
Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar and mustard; add to meat mixture. Stir in beans. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 340 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 691mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 12g fiber), 21g protein.

This cowboy beans recipe is tradition when my girlfriends and I go up north for a girls weekend. The husbands and kids are left at home, but the slow cooker comes with us! —Julie Butsch, Hartland, Wisconsin

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