Cowboy-Style Baked Beans

Robust and bursting with chunks of sausage in a savory sauce, these beans are terrific for a barbecue. Serve alongside burgers, hot dogs, grilled meats, or pulled pork. If you have an outdoor kitchen, plug in the cooker and keep the beans warm.

Ingredients

• 1½ pounds bulk pork sausage (Jimmy Dean is a good brand)
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, minced
• Four 16-ounce cans plain baked beans
• ½ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Instructions

brown the sausage in a large skillet over high heat, breaking up any large chunks with the back of a spoon. Add the onions and chiles and sauté until the onions are softened. Drain off any excess fat.

transfer the contents of the skillet to the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours, until the beans are tender.

serve the beans from the cooker set on warm.

serves 8