A family friendly recipe perfect for dinners and a great camping meal too!
The ease of this recipe caught my eye on allrecipes.com, and I figured it would be easily tweaked to my standards.
To control the sweeteners, I make my own BBQ sauce using half stevia, half maple syrup. I use either “5 Minute Barbeque Sauce,” from Hallie @ Daily Bites, or one from Ali @ Whole Life Nutrition, “Chipotle BBQ Sauce.”
Depending on our mood, I serve it atop either my Corn Free Millet Cornbread, or my biscuits. Either way, this is quick and easy throw together meal for the family!!
**Also a great camping food!**
PREP NOTE: I like to soak my beans overnight in water and apple cider vinegar to make them easier to digest. I then cook them in my electric pressure cooker, covered with ample water for about 12 minutes-15 minutes. I do a quick release and they are ready, and FAR superior to any canned ones, as well as pennies to make versus the several dollars for the canned! I LOVE MY PRESSURE COOKER! It saves me so much time and money!
Cowboy Skillet Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 oz bacon diced (I prefer Trader Joe's Applewood Smoke Nitrate free)
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cans drained pinto beans or about 3 cups homemade
- 1 cup favorite barbeque sauce I shared two links to recipes I use above
Instructions
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In a large skillet (we LOVE our cast iron skillet!) over medium heat, brown the bacon.
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Set cooked pieces on some paper towels and discard all but 1 tablespoon of the remaining fat.
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Saute the onions until soft, a couple of minutes.
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Crumble the hamburger in, stirring to break it up.
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When the hamburger is no longer pink, stir in the beans, barbeque sauce, and bacon.
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Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes to meld the flavors.
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Monica says
April 30, 2014 at 10:47 AMI use turkey bacon instead of regular bacon. What would you recommend to use for sautéing?
Tessa Domestic Diva says
April 30, 2014 at 7:48 PMAny fat will do Monica! Let me know, I have been wanting to try it turkey bacon style and just haven’t braved it yet! Let me know!
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
September 3, 2013 at 7:16 AMI love recipes you can prepare in one skillet – they are perfect for busy autumn days. The flavours in this dish sound terrific – and what a great name!
Jolene says
August 28, 2013 at 8:08 AMMy mother and I cannot eat beans of any kind besides green beans. We just can’t digest them. Is there anyway to substitute something else? We are also gluten-free.
Tessa Domestic Diva says
August 28, 2013 at 7:43 PMHi Jolene1 I would suggest just more hamburger or cut up vegetables (the would need to be sauteed) Or just leave them out entirely!
Roberta says
March 10, 2013 at 4:39 PMI made this tonight. I’ve just tasted it and it is delicious. We’ll just put it on bread and eat it with a salad.
Tessa Domestic Diva says
March 10, 2013 at 7:50 PMIt is a simple and pleasing dinner Roberta, so glad you liked it, thank you so much for taking the time to submit feedback!
Lea H @ Nourishing Treasures says
June 17, 2012 at 6:46 PMThank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back later tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! 🙂
Miz Helen says
June 14, 2012 at 7:41 AMHi Tessa,
What a great skillet meal, I just love a recipe like this for those “Busy Days” when we need to keep things moving. Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
kelli- AdventurezInChildRearing says
June 13, 2012 at 3:50 PMthis looks scrumptious! thanks for linking with KiK
Mary Hudak-Colllins says
June 13, 2012 at 8:18 AMTessa, this looks absolutely divine! I love quick and easy meals, and this one falls into that category. For my family, I believe they would enjoy it on top of rice or mashed potatoes with a side of cornbread☺ Thank you for sharing this week in our hop.
Rogene says
June 12, 2012 at 7:41 PMLooks good!
France @ Beyond The Peel says
June 8, 2012 at 2:08 PMSounds and looks yummy Tessa. I can think of lots of things to put this on and thanks for the bbq sauce links. Always nice to have on hand.
Minnie(@thelady8home) says
June 8, 2012 at 10:11 AMDefinitely going to try it. It looks so yummy. 😀
Gina C. @ At Home with Gina C. says
June 8, 2012 at 5:20 AMMmmmm….love one skillet meals! I have a hard core love of Bob’s Red Mill GF Corn Bread Mix and this would be perfect over it. I have a bag of pinto beans that I wasn’t sure what to do with and now I’ve found it!
Michelle @ The Willing Cook says
June 8, 2012 at 5:03 AMThis looks like my kind of kid-friendly comfort food. You could also serve it atop rice or potato nachos/fried potatoes. My kids will thank you as soon as I put it on our menu. 🙂
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy says
June 7, 2012 at 8:25 PMoh yum! that looks delicious! hearty and fabulous! thanks for sharing! have a great weekend!
Jolene @ Yummy Inspirations says
June 7, 2012 at 7:08 PMLooks delicious! I look forward to trying it soon!