cowboy beans
Ranch-style baked legumes
Cowboy beans are a hearty dish of beans—usually pinto or kidney—cooked with bacon, ground beef, onions, and a sweet, tangy sauce made from molasses, brown sugar, or barbecue sauce.
The dish evokes chuck wagon cooking on cattle drives: We're having cowboy beans at the cookout.
Also called chuck wagon beans or campfire beans.
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- trail rideRecreational journey along routes
- cast iron skilletHeavy metal cooking pan
molasses · bacon bits · campfire · tomatoes · southwest salad · chipotle · jalapeños · smoked meats · smoke flavor · cornbread · onion rings · chuck wagon · Dutch oven · slow cooker · Tex-Mex · pot · side dish · chili peppers
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