Tim's Idaho Cowboy Beans

Directions

To clarify the amount of beans, its 4 x 16 oz cans pinto beans and 1 x 16 oz can of red kidney beans.

Combine the following to a large Crock pot or Dutch oven.

Lightly drain off juice (don’t drain completely) from the cans of beans and add to crock pot.

Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.

Add bacon and 2 tablespoons of the drippings to beans.

Add tomato sauce.

Add tomatoes with juice to beans.

Add onions, garlic, chilies, chili powder, dried oregano and cumin, brown sugar, yellow mustard, tabasco sauce, and salt to taste.

Simmer 2+ hours.

Serve and garnish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice (optional and some fresh homemade garlic bread sticks.