Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans is the perfect chilly day recipe! Made with three different beans, molasses, bacon, and kielbasa – it’s pure comfort food!
Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans
Every Sunday, without fail, Chris asks me to make crockpot chili. He loves being able to watch football and grab a bowl of chili and eat it whenever he likes. My boys are big on chili too. They like me to warm up flour tortillas, spread the insides with melted butter and then roll them up. They dip that into their chili. Try it – it’s pretty spectacular!
As much as I love chili, I get a little tired of making it. So last week, our Sunday chili turned into this Slow Cooker Kielbasa with Barbecue Beans. It has all the components of chili that they love, but with a lot more flavor.
I used three different beans, maple syrup, molasses, and a bunch of other ingredients that you likely have in your pantry for the base. In a moment of weakness, I opted to add in bacon, because, well…bacon.
My favorite part of this dish is the kielbasa. I love kielbasa and I like to keep it on hand for quick breakfast scrambles or easy dinners like this Kielbasa, Peppers, and Potato Hash or this Cheesy Kielbasa, Rice and Broccoli Skillet. I added two full ropes of kielbasa cut into chunks to the top of the rest of the ingredients and let me slow cooker do the work for me.
The kielbasa slowly cooks on top and the juices run down into the bean mixture below. Magical. When all is said and done, you’ve got something that looks like this:
And, a house that smells fantastic. Win-win. Watch how easy it is! (Many asked on Facebook where I got my slow cooker from…it’s a Disney Pixar Slow Cooker that you can find here.)
More Slow Cooker Recipes To Try
- Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
- Crockpot Chili
- Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Cowboy Beans
- Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
How To Make Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans
Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz black beans canned, drained and rinsed
- 2 15.8 oz Great Northern beans canned, drained and rinsed
- 1 15.25 oz can kidney beans canned, drained and rinsed
- 1 onion diced
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 14.5 oz chicken broth
- 1/2 lb bacon cooked, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 lbs Kielbasa cut into bite size pieces
Instructions
- In a large slow cooker, add all of the ingredients except for the kielbasa and stir gently to combine.
- Place the kielbasa on top and cover with the lid.
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in the kielbasa before serving.
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Kaye says
My family said , “This is a keeper.” I made it exactly by the recipe. I wouldn’t change a thing. I am hoping it freezes well since there is a lot leftover.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Fantastic Kaye! Thank you so much and yes, it freezes beautifully!
Karen says
This was easy and delicious. I served it over brown rice. Thanks! I’ll definitely be making it again!
Patricia May-Rushin says
I add about 1/2 cup of brown sugar to my recipe
Denise Renzo says
Made this last night , my husband loved it . I made a jalapeño corn bread to go with yummy Thank You 😁 for this recipe
Cathy Whitlock says
Just made this tonight and it was soooo good! Thank you for such a good recipe.
Charla says
I just put this together for supper and it smells so good I am not sure I will be able to wait to eat this before supper.
Bob says
Going to try this on weekend. Do you think it would be good to substitute some leftover ham pieces for the bacon?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I think that would be delicious! You will lose some of the smokiness from the bacon but it will still be great!
Patricia May-Rushin says
I add about 1/2 of brown sugar to my recipe
Elizabeth says
I make this every year for Halloween and it’s a big hit at parties and it’s today’s dish for Halloween. I love it.
Betty says
I ABSOLUTELY love, love, love this recipe! But since I eat whole food plant based, I omit the bacon and kielbasa. As soon as one recipe is gone I start another. I can’t seem to get enough of it! Thank you so much for a great recipe!!
Wanda says
Have made this numerous times. My hubby needed a “chili” to take to work one day, I made this and they are still raving to him about it. I also take it to work when we have a pot luck… such a great recipe. I don’t make any modifications, we love it as is.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you so much Wanda! It is definitely a good alternative to chili. Thank you for stopping by!
William Hahs says
Currently got this cookin smells great. Making jalapeno/cheddar cornbread to go with it.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Sounds like the perfect dinner to me!
Rachael Johnson says
I made this the other day, and I used hot reindeer polish sausage, and that was amazing (it is what I had on hand at the time!). Spicy and sweet and flavorful! I will definitely be making this again!
Teresa Jensen says
THIS! Is amazing! I changed kielbasa for Andouille and maybe added more bacon, but hey it’s bacon afterall. Everyone raved for a couple of days. The leftovers went neatly packed into the freezer and were gone by the end of the week. This will be made again and again. Thank you!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! More bacon is always a good idea 😉 So glad you enjoyed the recipe Teresa! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Heather says
Making for dinner to pour over rice with pineapple chunks! Can’t wait THANK YOU!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh yes! Enjoy!
Danielle says
I made this yesterday. Delish. I had to stop myself from getting a second bowl. My sister, also my neighbor, came over with a Lock & Lock container to « help » me put away the leftovers ?. This recipe is a keeper.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Lol! I love that!! We love making this during the fall and especially on game days – so good!