Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 lb. Hurst's HamBeens Brand BBQ Style Cowboy Beans
  • 1 lb ground beef browned and drained well
  • 8 oz. bacon (diced, fried crispy and drained on a paper towel)
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 1 cup diced bell pepper
  • 3 cloves fresh garlic minced (1 1/2 tablespoons)
  • 15.5 oz can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 64 oz beef broth (two 32 oz cartons)

Instruction

  • Brown the ground beef and fry the bacon and set aside.
  • Prep the dried beans by rinsing in a colander and picking out and debris.
  • Put the rinsed beans into a 7 quart or larger crock pot.
  • Add the drained ground beef, bacon diced onion, bell peppers, minced garlic and stewed tomatoes to the crock pot.
  • Add the salt, pepper and the seasoning pack that came with the beans to the crock pot.
  • Pour the beef broth into the crock pot and stir to mix the soup ingredients.
  • Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours or until the bean are tender.
  • Once done serve the Cowboy Bean Soup with corn bread or crusty Italian bread.
  • Makes about 8 servings.