Bourbon Barbecue Slow Cooker Beans Recipe

Rinse the beans and place in a very large pot. Cover beans with water add the bay leaf and bring to a boil. Simmer until all of the water is absorbed 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the bay leaf.

Place the chopped bacon in a large deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat stirring until evenly browned about 5 minutes. Drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Return the skillet to the heat and add the ground beef; cook until the beef is cooked through and browned about 5 minutes. Drain fat.

Combine the beans bacon ground beef sliced kielbasa onion green pepper red pepper chicken broth barbeque sauce Worcestershire sauce honey maple syrup bourbon and mustard in the crock of a slow cooker and stir well to combine. Turn the slow cooker to Low heat and cook until the beans are tender 8 to 10 hours.