bourbon barbecue slow cooker beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 (16 ounce) package dry 15 bean mix for soup
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound kielbasa sausage, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 (10.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle hickory flavored barbeque sauce (such as open pit®)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup real maple syrup
• 2/3 cup
• 3 tablespoons coarse-grain mustard

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ready Time: 10 hrs 30 mins


• rinse the beans, and place in a very large pot. cover beans with water, add the bay leaf, and bring to a boil. simmer until all of the water is absorbed, 45 minutes to 1 hour. remove the bay leaf.
• place the chopped bacon in a large, deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until evenly browned, about 5 minutes. drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. return the skillet to the heat, and add the ground beef; cook until the beef is cooked through and browned, about 5 minutes. drain fat.
• combine the beans, bacon, ground beef, sliced kielbasa, onion, green pepper, red pepper, chicken broth, barbeque sauce, worcestershire sauce, honey, maple syrup, bourbon, and mustard in the crock of a slow cooker, and stir well to combine. turn the slow cooker to low heat, and cook until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours.