John Czarnecki's Cowboy Beans

It's raining.........might as well stay inside and cook up a batch of Cowboy Beans.   Make sure you open the windows after eating.

Cowboy Beans
1/2 lb sliced bacon
1/2 lb ground beef
1 cup diced onion
1 can 15 oz red kidney beans
1 can 15 oz butter beans (lima beans)
1 can 15 oz great northern beans
1/2 c ketchup
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c BBQ sauce
2 TBSP Molasses
1 TBSP Mustard
1 tsp Chili powder
1 quarter tsp pepper
1 cup cooked brats or kielbasa

In a large skillet, separately cook brats, bacon & hamburger/onion
Drain all the beans (keep liquid) in large bowl combine: ketchup, b sugar, BBQ sauce, Molasses, Mustard, Chili powder & pepper---mix well.
In crock pot, mix in bowl ingredients, stir in brats, bacon, hamburger/onion and beans.  Add reserve bean liquid as needed (we typically add 1/2 the liquid back in).

Best Regards

John Czarnecki