Cowboy Beans and Jalapeño Cornbread Casserole

My cousins introduced us to an amazing recipe for "Cowboy Beans" with cornbread and it instantly became a new staple in our meal rotation. Hearty, a little spice, the perfect Winter comfort food! This is an awesome savory dish that pairs well with a sweet jalapeño cornbread casserole!

Cowboy Beans

Ingredients:

-1 Can Black Beans (Drained)

-1 Can Pinto Beans (Drained)

-1 Can Light Red Kidney Beans (Drained)

-1 Can Great Northern Beans (DO NOT DRAIN)

-14 oz. Kielbasa

-1 lb Hamburger

-1 lb Ground Pork Sausage (Hot, we used Bob Evans Zesty Hot)

-1/2 yellow onion (Diced)

-1/4 C yellow mustard

-1/2 C Ketchup

-3/4 C Bbq sauce(We used KC Masterpiece hickory brown sugar)

Optional:
-A few spoonfuls of diced Jalapenos plus a splash of the juice from the jalapeno jar

*Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste, I added a little while browning the meat and then seasoned the beans when I combined all the ingredients!*

Directions:

-Add drained Black beans, Pinto beans and Kidney beans to Dutch Oven or Crock Pot

-Add can of Great Northern Beans, with liquid, to Dutch Oven or Crock Pot

-Brown Hamburger, Ground Pork Sausage, Onion(and jalapenos, if you choose) in skillet together

-Cut Kielbasa into slices and then quarter those into bite size pieces and add to Dutch Oven or Crock Pot

-Add Mustard, Ketchup, Bbq Sauce(and Jalapeno juice, if you choose)

-Stir until combined

-Place in oven at 300 for 2-2.5 hours (This can be made at 375 for 1 hour, but our kiddos prefer the texture of beans when they have been cooked to death, so we cook them lower and longer!)

-OR-

-Cook in Crock Pot 6-8 hours 

-Stir Occasionally

*Serve with warm cornbread or jalapeño cornbread casserole (Recipe posted below)

*We love to put a little yellow mustard on top of our Cowboy Beans! Give it a shot!*

Jalapeño Cornbread Casserole

Ingredients: 

-1 Box Jiffy Cornbread Mix

-1 Stick Butter (Melted)

-1 Can Whole Kernel Corn

-1 Can Cream Style Corn

-1 Cup Sour Cream
-2 Eggs

-1 fresh jalapeño (Diced)

Directions:

*Heat oven to 375*

-Grease 9x13 Casserole Dish

-Beat eggs in small bowl

-Combine all ingredients in large bowl and mix together, I add the jiffy mix and jalapeños last

-Pour into baking dish in even layer and bake 35-40 Minutes or until center is firm

*The top will be slightly firm, but the texture of the cornbread as a whole will have more of a soft/loose casserole texture, not like cornbread where you can pick it up with your hands and eat it!*