Are you planning a dish for the campground cookout or a family get-together? These easy cowboy baked beans are a perfect option. Get the full camping recipe below, and enjoy a tangy, delicious treat that pairs well with barbecue, burgers, and so much more.
Ingredients
Recipe adapted from one on ThePioneerWoman.com
- 1/2 lb. thick-cut bacon
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp. ground chili powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp. ground paprika
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 15-ounce can pinto beans
- 1 15-ounce can cannellini beans
- 1 15-ounce can kidney beans
- 1 15-ounce can black beans
- 3/4 c. ketchup
- 1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
- 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp. yellow mustard
- 2 tsp. hot sauce
Instructions:
- Wash and dry all of your produce.
- Seed and chop the bell peppers, diced the onion, minced the garlic cloves, and then roughly chopped the bacon.
- Preheat your oven to 350 or build a strong fire and add coals to the fire.
- Set up your Dutch oven over the coals and cook the chopped bacon until crispy, which should take around eight minutes.
- Remove the bacon from the pot, drain the grease into the pot, and set aside.
- Toss in the bell peppers and onions and cook in the bacon grease until just tender and beginning to brown; approximately eight minutes.
- Dump in the ground beef and garlic and cook until the beef is thoroughly browned, being sure to break it up as it cooks.
- Stir in chili powder, salt, paprika, and black pepper.
- While the beef is cooking, drain and rinse all of your beans.
- Add the beans, catch up, 3/4 cup of water, brown sugar vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, yellow mustard, hot sauce, and the bacon into the ground beef mixture and stir to combine.
- Cover the Dutch oven and add coals to the top to ensure it cooks thoroughly. Allow it to simmer for 45 minutes.
- Serve hot with your favorite barbecue or items fresh off the grill.
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