Cowboy Beans

4h 15m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1The night before you're going to cook these, soak two cups of dry navy beans.
  2. 2Rinse your beans in cold water.
  3. 3Place them into a large bowl and cover them with water by at least 1 inch.
  4. 4Place a lid on the top and allow to soak for 10 to 12 hours.
  5. 5Drain those soaked beans and rinse.
  6. 6Put your beans into a large pot and cover in water by at least 1 inch.
  7. 7Bring that to a hard boil.
  8. 8Reduce the heat down to a low boil or a hard simmer, cover it, and cook for an hour.
  9. 9To a large mixing bowl, place in your tomato sauce, molasses, maple syrup, brown sugar, salt, and dry mustard.
  10. 10Whisk the sauce ingredients well and set it aside.
  11. 11Turn the oven on to 300°F.
  12. 12Place one pound of ground beef into your skillet and season it generously.
  13. 13Cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink.
  14. 14Add in the onion and cook until the onions become translucent.
  15. 15Drain the beans and return them to the pot.
  16. 16Add the peppers to the skillet and allow that to cook down just a few minutes.
  17. 17Drain the grease.
  18. 18Combine the beans, ground beef, sauce, onions, and peppers.
  19. 19Give it a good stir.
  20. 20Place into your bean pot or your favorite casserole dish.
  21. 21Drizzle a little tomato juice over the top just to loosen things up a little bit.
  22. 22Place a lid on the top or cover with aluminum foil.
  23. 23Put a cookie sheet into the oven.
  24. 24Place the bean pot on top of the cookie sheet.
  25. 25Bake at 300°F for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
  26. 26Uncover it and stir.
  27. 27Allow to cook for another 45 minutes or until your beans are tender.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry navy beans
  • tomato sauce
  • molasses
  • maple syrup
  • brown sugar
  • salt
  • dry mustard
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • seasoning
  • onion
  • peppers
  • tomato juice

Equipment

large bowllarge potlarge mixing bowlovenskilletbean potcero dishcookie sheet

Tips

  • To remove ground beef for children who don't like onions and peppers, take it out of the skillet before adding the onions and peppers.
  • Drizzle a little tomato juice over the top of the beans to loosen things up a bit.
  • Baking uncovered will cause the beans to thicken.

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