{"id":6558,"date":"2026-07-11T23:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:28:19","slug":"cowboy-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/cowboy-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cowboy Beans<\/h1>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>8 slices bacon, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can butter beans or lima beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can pork and beans<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup barbecue sauce<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup ketchup<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon yellow mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon chili powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Cook the chopped bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Add the ground beef and onion to the skillet. Cook until the beef is browned and the onion is tender, about 6\u20138 minutes. Drain excess grease if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>In a large baking dish or Dutch oven, combine the cooked beef mixture, bacon, kidney beans, pinto beans, butter beans, and pork and beans.<\/li>\n<li>Add the barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, and salt. Stir well to coat everything evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake uncovered for <strong>45\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, stirring once halfway through, until the sauce is thick, bubbly, and slightly caramelized around the edges.<\/li>\n<li>Let the beans rest for 10 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornbread<\/li>\n<li>Coleslaw<\/li>\n<li>Grilled burgers<\/li>\n<li>BBQ ribs<\/li>\n<li>Smoked brisket<\/li>\n<li>Hot dogs<\/li>\n<li>Grilled chicken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra heat, add diced jalape\u00f1os or a pinch of cayenne pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Make it a day ahead\u2014the flavors become even better after resting overnight.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and freeze beautifully for up to 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>You can also cook the mixture in a slow cooker on <strong>LOW for 4\u20136 hours<\/strong> after browning the meat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 1 hour<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 1 hour 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboy Beans Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) ground beef 8 slices bacon, chopped 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6560,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions\/6560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}