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Cowboy Baked Beans (Skillet or Slow Cooker)

November 3, 2019 by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life Leave a Comment

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These Cowboy Baked Beans are an EASY recipe that can be made with ground beef, sausage or venison.

Use the slow cooker or a skillet for a quick and easy meal with only a few basic ingredients.  We have friends that say this is one of the best recipes in their meal rotation!

spoon full of cowboy baked beans made with Bush's original

Our Big Batch of Baked Beans is perfect to make in a roaster for parties and cookouts!

What to Put in Baked Beans

Baked beans taste fine alone, but adding a few ingredients like meat, freshly chopped onions, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and vinegar can take a bean recipe from good to great.

My mom has the ultimate Meaty Baked Beans Recipe that is always popular as a side dish at parties.  The downside is that it takes a while to put together.  We love this recipe because it’s got great added flavors and it’s simple.

Baked beans are one of those classic American dishes that we all should have a recipe for.  I remember taking a 4-H project called “All American Foods”.  That was the first time I made baked beans.

In the same 4-H project, I made my first Goulash recipe.  For judging, I took this family Ham Ball Recipe and called the Rootin’ Tootin’ Hamballs and wore a denim dress with western accessories.  My table and place setting had a western style.  While I don’t recall the specific award I won I remember doing well and enjoying the project!

slow cooker of cowboy baked beans

Venison Baked Beans

Deer hunting is big in our area.  Although I don’t come from a family of hunters and have never really gone hunting myself, we know several people that hunt and have freezers full of venison that is the staple of their meals through the year.

Avid hunters are always looking for easy recipes that use ground venison.  Friends that shared this recipe and make it regularly typically use a pound of ground venison.  They use venison because that’s what they have and we use ground beef because that’s what we have.  Sausage would taste great too in this recipe.

As farmers, we raise corn and soybeans which deer love to eat.  We prefer the flavors of corn-fed beef, so I imagine some corn-fed venison would taste pretty good in these baked beans too.

close up cowboy baked beans with venison or ground beef

Another great recipe with wild game is our Tender Squirrel Stew.

How to Make Cowboy Baked Beans in a Skillet

  1. Brown ground beef, venison or sausage in a large skillet.
  2. Add chopped onion and stir until tender.
  3. Add remaining ingredients.  Stir well.
  4. Set to medium-high heat, cover and stir occasionally until warmed through which takes about 15 minutes.

How to Make Cowboy Baked Beans in a Slow Cooker

  1. Brown ground venison, beef or sausage.
  2. Add all ingredients to a lined or greased crockpot and stir well.
  3. Cover and cook on low until warmed through about 3 hours.  Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
collage of crock pot cowboy baked beans with ground beef, sausage or venison

Other All American Recipes:

  • Hamburger and Noodle Skillet
  • Loaded Smashed Potato Casserole
  • Twice Baked Potato Casserole
  • Chicken Stuffed Peppers
  • Farmhouse Style Chili
  • Crock Pot Bacon Buffalo Cauliflower
  • Steak Tips with Peppered Mushroom Gravy

Printable Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe

Soup spoon full of baked beans

Cowboy Baked Beans

These Cowboy Baked Beans are an EASY recipe that can be made with hamburger, sausage or venison.  Use the slow cooker or a skillet for a quick and easy meal with only a few basic ingredients.  We have friends that say this is one of the best recipes in their meal rotation!
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Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked beans
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 396kcal
Author: Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef, venison or sausage
  • 28 ounce can Bush's Original Baked Beans
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon mustard optional

Instructions

Cowboy Baked Beans in a Skillet

  • Brown ground beef, venison or sausage in a large skillet.
  • Add chopped onion and stir until tender.
  • Add remaining ingredients.  Stir well.
  • Set to medium-high heat, cover and stir occasionally until warmed through which takes about 15 minutes.

Cowboy Baked Beans in a Slow Cooker

  • Brown ground venison, beef or sausage.
  • Add all ingredients to a lined or greased crockpot and stir well.
  • Cover and cook on low until warmed through about 3 hours.  Stir occasionally to prevent burning.

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Nutrition

Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 721mg | Potassium: 678mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 4mg
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