Slow Cooker Cowboy Pork and Beans with Ground Beef

Slow Cooker pork and beans are loaded with ground beef and vegetables in a hearty sauce. This simple slow cooker meal is perfect for pot lucks, because it feeds a crowd!

Course Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword pork and beans, slow cooker beans, slow cooker ground beef

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 40

Servings cups

Calories 308.4kcal

Author Blair Lonergan

Ingredients

3 16 oz. cans pork and beans
1 15.5 oz. can Manwich Original Sloppy Joe Sauce
½ cup light brown sugar
1 lb. ground beef
1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 onion diced
Optional garnish: sliced green onion, grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, fresh parsley or cilantro

Instructions

Place beans (with sauce), Manwich sauce, and brown sugar in the slow cooker.
Brown ground beef, bell pepper, and onion in a skillet until no longer pink. Drain. Transfer beef mixture to the slow cooker with the pork and beans. Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes; then switch to LOW for an additional 1 hour.
Garnish with optional toppings, if desired.

Notes

This dish works well as an entrée for an easy dinner, or as a side dish at a potluck.

Jackie suggests cooking the pork and beans on HIGH for the first 30 minutes, and then switching the temperature to LOW for another 1 hour. If you're not going to be at home and you cannot switch the temperature after 30 minutes, you can cook your pork and beans on LOW for 2-3 hours or on HIGH for 1 hour.

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