Cowboy Beans

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Cowboy Beans is a bean dish popular in the United States. The dish consists of beans and ground beef in a sweet and tangy sauce. The flavor is similar to baked beans but with a southwestern twist. Although cowboy appears in the name, the use of canned beans, ketchup, and BBQ sauce means the dish is unlike anything ranch hands would have eaten. Cowboy Beans are served stewed or baked, depending on the recipe. A typical recipe might include:

• Pork and Beans
• Chili beans (canned pintos in a flavored sauce)
• Ground Beef
• Onion
• Pepper
• Ketchup
• BBQ Sauce
• Brown Sugar

Its unclear how Cowboy Beans got their name or where they originated from. They are easy to prepare and variations on the recipe are available on the internet and in cookbooks and cooking magazines.

[edit] See also

• Baked Beans
• Pork and Beans
• Chili beans

[edit] A typical recipe

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