Paulie’s Southwest Cowboy Beans with Hatch Green Chile
(This recipe serves 8 to 10)
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground hamburger
- 1 lb thick-cut bacon
- 2 cans baked beans (your favorite flavor)
- 2 cans mild chili beans
- 1 can spicy chili beans
- 1 jar Fresh Chile Pure Green Chile
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Chile Sweet and Spicy Mustard
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
Instructions:
1. Prep the meats: In a skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove and chop. In the same skillet, brown the hamburger and drain excess fat.
2. Load the slow cooker: Add the cooked hamburger and bacon to your slow cooker. Pour in all beans — baked, mild chili, and spicy chili.
3. Add bold flavor: Stir in the Fresh Chile Co. Pure Green Chile and Sweet and Spicy Mustard. Then add chopped onion, brown sugar, ketchup, and vinegar.
4. Simmer low and slow: Mix everything well. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, allowing the flavors to blend and the sauce to thicken.
Serving tip: These beans are perfect on their own, as a side dish at a cookout, or spooned over cornbread or rice for a full meal.
Want to make your cowboy beans unforgettable?
Add Fresh Chile Pure Green Chile and Sweet and Spicy Mustard to give them a New Mexican twist with bold, smoky flavor.
Recipe by Julie Schultz from the Fresh Chile Cookin'! group on Facebook.
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