Monday, February 28, 2011

Cowboy Beans

This recipe is my mother-in-law's. It's one of Hubby's favorite meals, and ever since I joined their family it's become a favorite of mine. It's great served with corn bread.


Cowboy Beans

1/4 lb. (4 oz) crumbled bacon
1 1/2 lb. ground beef or turkey  (no need to cook it first, toss it in frozen or thawed)
small onion, chopped
1 can (16 oz) pork & beans, undrained
1 can (16 oz) lima beans, undrained
1 can (16 oz) kidney beans, undrained
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. ketchup
1 tsp. mustard

Microwave bacon & crumble. Brown meat and onions. In large crockpot add all ingredients and stir until blended. Cook in crockpot on LOW for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.

**Note: If you put the groud beef/turkey in raw and let it cook, you will probably have to skim the grease off the top before serving. However, if you cook the beef/turkey in the crock pot the results are so much better!

1 comment:

The Smittys said...

Yum! My mom made this when I was growing up, and we call it Farmer Chow!!