Smoky Bacon Cowboy Beans

Name: Smoky Bacon Cowboy Beans | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ tbsp olive oil; 6 Asda Flavoursome 6 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers, roughly choppe; 1 white onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp Asda Classic BBQ Sauce; 500g passata; 400g tin Asda Mexican Style Bean Mix in Water; 400g tin butter beans; 4 baking potatoes; 4 tbsp soured cream, optional; chopped chives, optional

Load up your jackets with this cowboy beans recipe, a hearty stew from the southern US filled with comforting, smoky flavours.

By Asda Good Living,22nd January 2024

Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.17 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 523g serving contains

Energy
10298kj
471kcal

24%

Fat
9.9g

Low
14%

Saturates
3.1g

Low
16%

Sugars
11.5g

Low
13%

Salt
1.46g

Low
24%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1969kj/471kcal

Ingredients

½ tbsp olive oil

6 Asda Flavoursome 6 Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers, roughly choppe

1 white onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp Asda Classic BBQ Sauce

500g passata

400g tin Asda Mexican Style Bean Mix in Water

400g tin butter beans

4 baking potatoes

4 tbsp soured cream, optional

chopped chives, optional

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof casserole pan over a medium heat. Fry the bacon for 5 mins, until crisp. Add the onion and cook for a further 6 mins, stirring regularly until caramelised.

Add the garlic, smoked paprika and cumin seeds and cook for another 2 mins, until toasted. Add the barbecue sauce, passata and beans (including the water in the tin), turn up the heat and bring to a simmer. You can mix it up by choosing different varieties of beans like haricot, pinto, red kidney or butter beans.

Reduce the heat to low and cook for 45 mins until thickened and reduced, stirring occasionally (add a splash of water to loosen if needed). Season the beans to taste with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, prick the potatoes all over with a fork and cook in the microwave for 8–12 mins (depending on the size), turning halfway. If you like, finish them in the oven at 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7 for 10–15 mins for extra crispy skin.

Slice open the potatoes and spoon over the smoky cowboy beans. Finish off with the soured cream and scatter with the chopped chives, if using. You can also garnish with sliced, fresh red chilli or dried chilli flakes for an extra spicy kick.

No potatoes for leftovers? Try piled onto cooked rice with grated mature cheddar and a quick smashed avocado and lime guacamole.