I used to have a long list of categories on this page that contained the weight watcher points and if it was a weight watcher recipe or not. For some strange reason that disappeared and I apologizefor that. I'm thinking about just having 3 different categories on my page now which would be Bacon, Weight Watchers, and Really Fattening recipes. I've been noticing a trend on my blog lately and those are the only three kind of recipes which people seem to like. 😉
One of my favorite things to do on Saturday mornings is watch Food Network. My favorites are the Pioneer Woman, Ina Garten, Trisha Yearwood, and sometimes Giada (only when her boobs aren't showing). I love to try recipes from either 4 of them and this recipe was on the Pioneer Woman. I recently went to Rib Fest and had these fabulous baked beans and I don't really have a recipe for beans at all that I like. I saw her make these and decided to give them a try and they turned out really good. Not like the ones I had at Rib Fest, but since they had bacon in them that made them twice as good. I had these with some pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon. I was going to take a picture of the bacon wrapped pork tenderloin for another post, but sadly the bacon fell off the pork tenderloin.
Recipe from the Pioneer Woman
PrintCowboy Bacon Beans
- Total Time: 4 hrs 10 min
- Yield: 8 to 10 1x
Ingredients
- 4 cups dry pinto beans
- 1 pound thick-cut bacon, cut into pieces
- 2 whole green bell peppers, diced
- 1 whole onion, diced
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 1 tablespoon chili powder, optional
- 2 teaspoons salt, more to taste
- 2 teaspoons black pepper, more to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
Rinse the beans under cold water, sorting out any rocks/particles. Set aside. In a heavy pot (cast iron), saute the bacon pieces until halfway cooked and the fat is rendered. Add the green peppers and onions to the pot and cook until starting to get brown, about 3 minutes. Add the beans and cover with water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, and then add the brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic. Reduce the heat to a simmer, place on the lid and cook until the beans are tender and the liquid is thick 3 to 4 hours.
Serving Size: 1 cup
Notes
Not a WW recipe
- Category: Sides
- Method: Cast Iron
myWW points: Blue Points: 11; Green Points: 13; Purple Points: 11
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