Covered Wagon Beans Recipes

COVERED WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Put the water and beans in a large Dutch oven or a large pot and soak overnight. After soaking, you're ready for cooking.
• Rinse the beans and add fresh water. Add salt, pepper, and chili powder and bring to a boil uncovered. Reduce the heat to low and add chopped onions, tomatoes, bacon fat, and garlic. The beans need to cook very slowly for at least 8 hours with the cover on. You may need to add a little water at different times and you should stir once in a while.

ARIZONA CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Pick over beans and rinse well.
• Combine beans and water in a large kettle.
• Bring to boiling; cover; cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand 1 hour then pour into crockpot.
• Brown salt pork in a large skillet.
• Remove with a slotted spoon to crockpot.
• Sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in pan drippings; remove with slotted spoon to crockpot.
• Brown beef, a few pieces at a time in pan drippings; remove to crockpot with slotted spoon.
• Stir in salt, oregano, red pepper, cumin and tomato sauce.
• Add more water, if necessary to bring liquid level above beans.
• Cook on LOW for 10 hours or on HIGH for 6 hours, or until beans are tender.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or other large, heavy, oven proof pot fry bacon until crisp and set aside.
• Drain fat.
• In the same pan, cook ground beef, onion and celery until meat in brown and the onion and celery are tender.
• Meanwhile, dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water.
• Add bouillon to meat mixture with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Cover and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven until hot and bubbly.
• Crumble bacon over beans and serve.
• This makes a LOT of beans. I usually halve the recipe.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. In Dutch oven, fry bacon until crisp; set aside. Drain fat from pan.
• 3. In same pan, cook and stir ground beef, onion and celery until meat is brown and onion and celery are tender. (Drain excess fat if needed).
• 4. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water; stir bouillon and remaining ingredients into meat mixture.
• 5. Cover; bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Crumble bacon; sprinkle over beans.

HEARTY BEANS WITH BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until heated through.

CHUCKWAGON BEANS

Steps:

• In skillet, cook onion, bacon, garlic, and hamburger until bacon is crisp, onion is tender, and meat is browned. Drain.
• In a bowl, combine onion mixture, lima beans, baked beans, red kidney beans, butter beans, garbanzo beans, catsup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, and Worchestershire sauce.
• Transfer bean mixture to a 3 quart casserole.
• Bake, covered, in a 375°F oven for 1 hour.

CHUCKWAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bacon and onion in pot until the onion is tender, 7 to 10 minutes; add ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper.
• Reduce heat to low and cook bean mixture at a simmer until hot, about 10 minutes; pour into a large casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbling on top, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in butter.
• Add all other ingredients to the pan.
• Pour mixture into oven dish.
• Bake at 400°F for 30 to 40 minutes.

CHUCK WAGON PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Clean beans by rinsing. Place beans in 4 qrt. pan, cover beans with water, bring to a boil and turn off the stove. Soak for one hour. As beans soften and expand, add more water to cover, if needed.
• While beans are soaking, cook ground beef on stove until browned. Drain grease, remove ground beef from pan and pat with paper towel to absorb any extra grease. Set aside.
• Drain the bean's soak water (leave the bean residue on bottom of pan) and again, add enough water to fully cover.
• Add all remaining ingrediants and stir together.
• Cook on low to medium heat (low, slow boil), stirring every so often, for 2 to 3 hours or until beans are done to your preferred tenderness.
• Just before serving, add a sprinkle of grated sharp cheddar cheese on top.