- In a large sauce pot or Dutch oven, sauté bacon, ground beef, onion, garlic, and peppers; drain fat.
- Combine remaining ingredients and stir into meat mixture; heat through.
- For best-tasting results, refrigerate the cowboy beans overnight and reheat in a slow cooker or crock pot on low heat for four hours.
Makes 12 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (draining bacon fat):
350 calories, 8 g fat, 2.6 g saturated fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 1500 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 35 g sugar, 12 g protein
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not draining bacon fat):
450 calories, 19 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 1500 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 35 g sugar, 12 g protein