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Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Beans, Side Dish, slow cooker
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
hours
hours
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
10
people
Ingredients
1
cup
dried pinto beans
1
cup
dried great norther beans
1
cup
dried red kidney beans
½
cup
diced white onion
2
garlic cloves, minced
½
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
black pepper
6
cups
water
¾
cup
BBQ sauce
8
strips of regular bacon, cooked crisp and chopped
⅔
cup
sliced smoked sausage
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Place beans in a pot and cover with water. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and rinse.
Place beans, water, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 hours.
Remove cover and add BBQ sauce, bacon, and smoked sausage. Stir. Replace cover and cook for an additional 60 minutes on low.
Stir and serve. The beans will thicken as they cool.