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Cowboy Beans

These baked beans are a variation of the our standard recipe by using barbeque sauce, Guinness beer and smoked bacon.

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces bacon chopped
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups barbeque sauce
  • 1 cup Guinness beer
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar packed
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon canned chipotle chilies puréed
  • 2 16-ounce cans kidney beans
  • 2 16-ounce cans pinto beans
  • 2 16-ounce cans great northern beans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • In a dutch oven over medium heat, cook bacon for a couple of minutes until lightly browned.
  • Add chopped onion and cook until soft and bacon has finished browning.
  • Add the next 8 ingredients through the chilies to the pan and stir until blended well.
  • Turn off heat and add beans, stir well and transfer Dutch oven to preheated oven.Bake uncovered for 1 hour. Sauce should be thickened slightly, cool for 10 minutes and serve.