Cowboy Soup

  Cowboy Stew

I call this an open and dump recipe, because the majority of the recipe involves opening various cans and dumping them into the crock pot.

Ingredients:
1/4 pound of bacon (optional)
1 pound of ground sausage (or 1 pound mild ground sausage & 1/2 pound hot or spicy ground sausage)
1/2 pound ground beef
1 medium chopped onion
Do not drain the following cans of beans:
     1 can kidney beans
     1 can pork & beans
     1 can chili beans
     1 large can baked beans
1 can black beans – drained
1 can white beans – drained
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. mustard
2 tsp. cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup ketchup

Cook meat and onions in frying pan.  Add to crock pot.  Open all the cans of beans and add to crock pot.   Add all other ingredients.  Cook in crock pot on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2 –4 hours.  Serve with bread or corn bread. 

This recipe is very forgiving.  You can use any or all of the meats, and pick and choose what beans to add.  You will have to gauge this on what size of crock pot you use. I use at least a 5 quart size. I have used what ever beans I had on hand and doubled the cans if I did not have certain ones to fill the crock pot.   You need the liquid of baked beans, chili beans and pork in beans so the recipe will not be dry.  I add the liquids of what ever beans I think will add flavor.

enjoy~

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