Beanies and weenies were a staple, growing up as a kid. My Dad loved them, till he passed and I have nothing but fond memories of them. Thank you Kent and Shannon.

Would love to see more hardy but cheap old school meals! Especially these days when times are tough.

Kent, I have to agree with you on beenie weenies. However, we had 7 kids when I was growing up. Some of us liked them and some didn’t. But the rule at our house was that you ate what was set before you because it had been blessed. We either ate it or went without. We always ate it. Ah, the good old days when children obeyed the parents and not the other way around. May the good Lord bless you and your family.

Thank you for always thanking the veterans and active military people.

This video brought me back to the days when I would go hunting with my Dad. Vienna sausage and peanut butter crackers were a staple in the lunch box. We also had a bag of sesame seed and honey candy which always made our teeth stick together. Breakfast was either the beanie weenies, warmed up or spam and eggs. Those were the good old days.

Classic beans with anything to feed the entire family when times are rough. I love beans.

Cletus made me laugh trying to get to the hot dogs, i love to hear shannon laugh, man them beans and meet looked so good, well done kent

I grew up on dry beans and fried potatoes. I always loved a little onion in the fried potatoes. Dad bought a big bag of beans and about 20 pounds of potatoes. When we could afford some jowl bacon and add it to the beans it was heavenly.

Good to see you make this one. I came from a poor background where beanie weenies was on the menu alot of times. Not afraid to go back to it if times get rough again.

My Father served in the Army during the Korean War and the stories he told me about canned SPAM and beans were priceless. 🇺🇸 When I was a little kid he’d fry up SPAM with eggs, with pork & beans, with Velveeta cheese for SPAM sandwiches and a whole lot more! Cletus was ALL IN on those hot dogs! Great video! Loved the cornbread add in the bowl! 🤠

Oh Kent you’re taking this 70’s baby back in time lol. We traveled so it was a staple in our food list. Thank you for your bean weenie recipe. ✨✌️💜

I still elk and deer hunt with beanie weenies, sardines and Vienna sausage, been doing it for over 50 years now. Thank you sir.

My father used to cook his own beans for a Saturday night supper, up here in Maine. The only ingredient differences would be: molasses (for flavor and thickening), a whole onion (instead of chopped onion and peppers), and a 1/2 pound block of salt pork (to compliment the bacon). We also used the red-skinned hotdogs, and all of this was accompanied by dill pickles, olives, sharp cheddar cheese chunks, homemade biscuits with real butter; and for dessert, a slice of freshly baked hot apple pie with a chunk of cheddar cheese and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. My father used to soak the beans overnight on Friday, and start them slow cooking about 8:00 am in a real stone bean pot. The beans were so good, my father stopped taking them to the church suppers. He always made sure he was the last one in the buffet line and by then, all he got was the canned beans someone else had brought. As for the hotdogs of choice, many times (including our current BFF situation... that's Brandon's Financial Fiasco), it was a matter of economics. I come from a family of 9 (seven sisters and one brother), and it was a single income home. Flavor had to occasionally take a back seat, and hotdogs are cheap, if nothing else. I've eaten the canned "beans and weenies", and they can even be eaten cold, right out of the can. It sounds gross, but when don' t have anything else... My mother had a couple sayings: "Tougher where there ain't any!" and "Be thankful for what you've got." Beans and weenies have always been an economy meal, and even if there's leftovers, baked beans can be reheated to serve with eggs for breakfast the next day, added to some ground beef and tomatoes to make a nice chili, and (according to my sisters, but I'm too grossed out to try the idea) eaten in cold baked bean sandwiches.

Kent, you can make any meal idea better!! I used to love beans and wieners as a kid- you've inspired me to have them again, using your recipe! Thanks for posting, this looks delicious!

When I invited my cousin over for beenie weenie she said she was sure mine would be far better than a can. I had a blank look on my face & finally said, from a can?? I grew up making it homemade & honestly never knew it came in a can...until I was in my 50s!!! She laughed hysterically at me!!

My mom had a glazed pottery bean pot, that only came out for Church pot-lucks, but it came out for EVERY pot luck. It NEVER came home empty. Kidney beans, sorted for what seemed to be hours to me, as a kid. I never saw her find a rock. That was early Saturday. It cooked all night in a low oven. Red beans, I remember. Lots of brown sugar (maple when she could afford it.) Lots & lots of onions. Bacon I'm sure. In the 1960's, nobody had every heard of a chicken hot dog (ot even THOUGHT of mechanical chicken parts) The only chicken we saw was hole, cut up and fried. 6 to 8 chickens, fried. Two big serving platters worth, EVERY Sunday (if you were a visitor to our Church, an invite was extended for Sunday dinner.) Us kids got to meet people from all over the world, sitting at our Sunday dinner (we didn't know what lunch was) I'm sure, most of the college kids knew of this. They got to hear the Word... And have a great free dinner. We kids got our horizons broadened. WAY broadened. I grew up outside of a mid sized middle west town. Way outside. Kent, Shannon, have you heard of Applewood Smoked Bacon 5 lb. Pack Description Slow Applewood smoking delivers unmatched award-winning flavor. And when we say award-winning, we’re talking many, many times over. This bacon is slow smoked over glowing embers from Applewood logs handpicked by our very own smokemaster. It’s so rich with flavor, top chefs around the world insist on THIS being the only bacon allowed in their recipes. If you’re ready to take your recipes to the next level, stock up with this 5 lb. package They also have Great hot dogs, Brats, Bacon Steak, and even a high quality chicken hot dog. The only chicken dog I will eat.

I love the idea of mashing some of the beans to thicken things up! That's part of my repertoire now.

Beans and franks brings back memories. My dad and I would do a fishing trip to a lake a several hour drive from where we lived. During the first of these excursions we arrived and got everything set up and started fishing. Dinner time rolls around and my dad realized he forgot the ice chest full of food back at home, 3 hours away. Everything is closed by this time and all we have is a can of pinto beans and a pack of hotdogs. My dad cooked them up with the hot dogs sliced and in the beans. It was such a funny time that from then on and until he passed every time we went camping or fishing our first dinner was always beans and franks. I will have to try this recipe out to continue the tradition with my daughters. A quick question, I don't have the chili seasoning yet, what can I use as a substitute?

I used to shoot for the Navy marksmanship team. Beanee Weenee was my favorite at tournaments.

You talking about those hotdogs being beagle food made me laugh. My Papa Clark always bought the dirt cheap red dyed hotdogs for his pups. Every dog in town loved him because some how he always had one of those as he called them "red weenies" for any dog around. Looking back on it now im thinking where did he keep these hotdogs lol. You could go check the mail and a dog happen by. Papa Clark would have a red weenie for it. Oh such good childhood memories.

Beenie Weenie and Vienna sausages are still a staple in my house as that is snack food. You are not wrong about the beans needing something more as I usually heat up em up with some of your Mesquite seasoning with a pinch of Ancho chile pepper. The Vienna sausages would be pan fried with some bacon grease and yellow mustard on the side as a dippin sauce. I look forward to making this. :)

Definitely a step-up from childhood beanie-weenies, but still fond memories. Thanks, Cowboy Kent. Cletus made out like a bandit in this episode!

Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in cooking

Love you Kent

Seeing Opa's put a big 'ol smile on my face, best sausage you can buy! My favorite is the country blend

Since I’ve been stationed in germany I have been missing food from home, your videos give me bit of that, thank you Mr. Kent

A classic dish to be sure 😊 you got your weenies you got your beanys I put some hot sauce in there little garlic 🧄 good times

Hi Kent, I soak beans in the fridge overnight and they don't sour. Sure glad you gave us this delicious looking recipe. Keep the faith!

Thank you for doing, what you're doing Mr. Kent Sir. I really enjoy your videos. You allways remind me so much to my grandfather. He passed away at the age of 80, ten years ago and its ok. But everytime i watch your videos, wonderful memories will come up to me.

Thank you so much for your channel. Just found it today and have already watched several episodes. Also ordered some cowboy chutney for my brother. My Dad was a marine gunny Sargent in WWII. He took us camping many times and cooked in a Dutch oven. He would dig a hole,put down some hot coal,put in a Dutch oven,cover it with more hot coal, then dirt. Best biscuits I’ve ever eaten! He cooked lots of stuff that way, but I really remember the biscuits. God bless y’all!

One of my favorites! Can’t wait to see your spin on it.

Those bar-s beagle treats are a freezer staple for me. They're so cheap when you stock up on sale.(in years past, they would often drop to 50¢ a pack around father's day. No telling what prices will look like this year.) They're great for late-night snacks and sometimes, you just want a basic, classic hot dog.

I just recently came across your channel, and I love it. Just good honest eatin', and a positive outlook and attitude that’s infectious. And I too am grateful for your American servicemen and women. If it hadn’t been for their intervention in World War II, I might well have grown up with German or Russian as my mother tongue. Speaking of old flags though, ours is the oldest still in use. Granted to us by the Lord Almighty (according to legend at least), it fell from the heavens during a battle in 1219 and we’ve been using it ever since. Heartfelt greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

Navy beans are also good in these. This was one of my favorite C rat meal I got while I was in Nam, we called them “Farts and Franks” and this was mild compared to other meals, such as Ham and Lima beans (just use your imagination on this one)

Thank you Sir for not only FINALLY HELPING OUT THEM DANG OLE BEENIE WEENIES! BUT A BIG THANKS FOR ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE VETS!!!

Kent love your video's

Now I need to make beans & franks, plus go find me another hound dog. I lost my boy last July & after watching Beag with his friends really makes me miss my pal. PJ

Look it’s my brother! Beans and Franks! Lol

I am a new viewer. I found your channel by accident. But we all know there are no accidents in life. It is bomb for my soul and fun for my heart. I made your chicken Cordon Bleu, and we loved it. Looking forward to making so many of the other recipes on here just watched some of the episodes with chopped in the competition after a class and loved all of it. Thank you for good food good family, good friends and God bless America.

Last week I spent some quality time in the hospital after spine surgery. Every morning I had breakfast and couldn't help but remember your comments about thick bacon and how much better it is than the thin stuff you can read a newspaper through. While I agree with you, lemme tell you pardner, when the thin stuff is all you can get, it ain't bad.

Beans and hotdogs are just like rice and hotdogs or instant noodles and hotdogs. It doesn't look like much but it'll keep you going. Always helped me out in a tough spot. Much love Kent!

I’ve been making that for years, little brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, black pepper, onion, garlic powder, salt

I always had cans on my engine during dog hunting season nothing better when weather was in the 30's. I did leave a can on my engine into the summer thank god it did not explode but was expanded. Today I even put them on the diesel in my crane. Hope you can can your version I would definitely buy them working 12 hours or better making lifts to keep us safe at home. Thank you for what you do.

The simplest meals can always be the best, I grew up on this stuff, and enjoy making it now. It's hearty and filling, and when you season it right, tastes amazing!

I always ad bbq sauce or we bought the flavored cans.spam was fried. Vienna were dipped is "W" sauce no sardines and lots of chef boy r d. Be blessed!!

Love hot dogs an Beans. Now, if I do from scratch mine is similar. I'll use red/green peppers ,onion, bacon. Now 3/4 through the bean cooking I'll add Potatoes. Extra substance and there just good. Now, because of my boy, I'll put some hot dog in there, but I love the smoke sausage like what you use. Have to have extra meat. It's a must. And of course the seasoning. I always add a bit of garlic as well. But not as much Chilli spice. My stomach won't let me anymore. The longer the flavors blend the better. It's a great go to meal when camping especially when the fish aren't biting well. I'm a BSA Scout master so watching and learning the cast iron cooking ways from you is so traditional. Always amazed at what you bring to the table.

Not to mention a good summer sausage sliced and then the slices quartered thrown into a good can of baked beans, mmmm Mmmmmm! But my favorite camping food is summer sausage cooked in an open fire. Take the end of the stick, and shove it right into the fire. Once the meaty end crisps up and starts that fat a sizzlin', you pull it back and carve the crispy end off with a pocket knife and eat it hot. Then shove the freshly exposed meaty end right back in the fire. Rinse and repeat.

Never made these from scratch so this is a perfect recipe. Cranks up flavor, never can have too much meat, and creates an awesome old fashion meal but to a new level.

I still cook eggs and spam for my kids, they love it. My Mother use to make white beans and pork, cook it till thick and then poured it over fresh bread. My mother was an amazing cook and she cooked country.

👍🙏Thanks kent and shannon !!! You always resolve same family question what's for supper now they know lol!!! God bless you both and the critters!!!🙏

KENT I truly love your program and rescipes. I am from the island of Guam where Bar-B-Ques and fiesta are regular. It would be a pleasure to have you and Shannon visit our island for some island style meal along with your cowboy meal. Thank You again for yor programs

Great Eats: "French Cassoulet" and "Beans and Franks" are almost the same. We make both from time-to-time. It is food that sticks to the ribs without adding too much fat.

Wieners and beans was a much sought after MRE when I was in the Canadian Army. I was training in CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick ( like Maine but further north). We were doing advance to contact all night until about 0600 when the DI told us to eat our breakfast rations in place cold. No fires or stoves. I had wieners and beans. Ketchup, salt and pepper and I ate them cold. One of the best meals I ever ate and I remember it to this day.

Hello everybody cowboy Kent Shannon always a pleasure to see your videos great cooking love your videos God bless u guys and God bless the USA thank u veterans active military we appreciate love every single one

Awww... Cletus is like my Pyr when he was younger. Now my guy is much more polite. Sits and waits patiently. Cause he knows he's gettin something. And I'm making that pork n beans next weekend. Looks yummers

When I was a kid (long time ago) my mom would make beans and franks in a glass dish with cheese in the oven, I loved those so much. Thanks for the recipe I’m going to make tomorrow

Tomorrow’s (sorry Today) is my birthday 72, I have my favorite steak I’ll be cooking for my supper, but lunch will be Van Camps Pork & Beans with sliced up all beef hotdogs, one dog will be divided between my two silly geese. Rocky the Bullwinkle and the Unsinkable Miss Molly Brown. Rocky is a Lab-pit and Molly is an Australian Shepherd. Love’m both and enjoy watching your taster😮 in action, even Rocky watches you as well sometimes. Funny to watch the watcher.

A celebration of simplicity. Excellent idea. Beanie weanies are a forgotten delight If DONE PROPERLY. Great job.

C Ration-Meal, Combat, Individual Beans W/Frankfurter Chucks in Tomato Sauce, only thing that could help that meal, direct hit, 8inch :) Boom

Working construction and oilfield most of my life I have ate thousands of cans of Beanie weenies. My favorite way is to mix some crumbled Fritos in them.

Beenie Weenie, Spam, Vienna Sausage. Add Deviled Ham and something called “potted meat” and you have the entire menu that my grandfather fed me as a kid. I can’t even look at any of it in the store, even today. Pig minus chops, ham, bacon, sausage, slim Jim’s, cracklins, pickled feet, shoes, and footballs equals Spam. But this looks good.

Me now I'm definitely going to try your recipe and make it that way. The one thing I'm going to add though it is cheddar jalapeno cornbread. I think that would be the perfect compliment

I love your kicked-up version of franks and beans.... smoked sausage, onions, poblanos. Yummy! Thanks for sharing.

its the subtle things cowboy that get me in your shows. the walmart bags lets me know that you aint scared of no mud! AMEN!

It's funny to hear you call hotdogs 'beagle treats', because my Dad showed his love for his many beagles and canine friends over the years by feeding them plenty of hotdogs as "little snacks". So much so that the neighbour dog learned to open the sliding glass patio door with her snoot just to get one when she heard the crinkle of the package coming out of the fridge!

Being a former New York girl, I was a hot dog snob. My mom would buy the A&P store brand franks (just as bad as "Ball Park"), and she would boil them. I couldn't stand them, even in franks & beans. Then I discovered Sabrett's and Nathan's hot dogs with the crunchy skins, and I loved hot dogs again. I've always insisted that only good and respectful way to cook quality hot dogs is in the outdoor grill. I never thought to use smoked sausage in franks & beans. Gotta try your recipe!

I am cooking this next week. I reference "Cletus" in my classroom, so I am happy to show my kids he is real.

A can of Bushes baked beans and a can of vienna sausages, gourmet beans and franks out of a can (or pair of cans). Great emergency rations or survival food. Canned food lasts for a long time, and this meal is calorie and protein dense. Heck, even potted beef would be good in baked beans. Baked beans natural sweet and savory flavor can cover a multitude of sins! ^-^ And if it's really bad, add some hot sauce and deal with the aftermath later! ^-^

OH I'm Loving this recipe can't wait to try it, thank you for sharing and God Bless y'all 🙏 Prayers for all of us...

Beanie Weenies were a GI staple straight out of the can cold. Ate many a can on deployments. But now I love my wife's campfire beans and scratch made chili (6 lbs. of home ground meat).

I never get tired of your videos Kent and Shannon! Love them all. Keep up the great work!

You sir are breath of fresh air I absolutely love you. Thank u

OUTSTANDING MR. ROLLINS !

I really do appreciate your videos and the work you two put in to them, this one was just as terrific. I have to say though that a highlight for me is always the Houndies, everyone of them is special. Thankyou both for all you do and your care of the Houndies.

i make my pinto beans and black eyed peas in the crock pot and i always soak the beans for 24 hourse before putting in the crock pot with a pound of bacon and bullion cubes. always great. love this video. id never eat a can of beanie weanies today im 69 but i ate the on scout trips when i was a kid, tasted pretty good when your 12 and hungry lol

This is one of my favorite meals of all time! It is satisfying.

Sautéed onions in butter, Vienna sausages cut in four, length ways, add ketchup, black pepper or jalapeños and simmer for a couple of minutes. On large slices of slightly toasted sourdough bread add lots of mayo, yellow mustard and the meat. Then I wrap it tight in cling wrap and put a weight on it for half hour. One of my favorite sandwiches. Tastes pretty good hot but I like it to soak into the bread.

I am a Brit, and I look at this type of cooking with "Awe". The taste must be fantastic..

I have a similar recipe passed down from my dad. Beans/weenies/bacon/onion/brown sugar/small potatoes. It is in high demand for gatherings we go to. I am always asked to bring the "cowboy beans" to the party/bar-b-q. My father always made it when we were deer hunting and camping. He called them "cowboy beans" and my kids called them "cowboy food".

Beanie Weenies were a staple food during our college and just married, poor as dirt years. I still make them once a month or so. I gave up on hot dogs and make them with smoked sausage and Bushes Original baked beans, jazzed up with Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce. I'm sure your homemade version is better. But a hearty dinner in 15-20 minutes is hard to beat on a cool to cold evening. God Bless

Kent these will sure be better than canned,you the man when it comes to cooking,enjoy your shows so much, always feel better after watching you Blessings to you Shannon and the pups

This is always our first meal when we go RV camping (with the cheap all-beef hot dogs) because it is quick and easy to prepare on arrival to the camp day. - Thanks! - Cheers Kent!

Thanks Kent. I love your cowboy cuisine. Looks like my grandson wouldbe thrilled.Great job. God bless you, take care and stay healthy both of you! Kisses from Chicago, IL.

I love this recipe. I'm gonna have to try this one. As I grew up, I got to where I didn't like beanies and weenies anymore, but these I'm sure I'll love em. Thanks Kent and Shannon.

Bill Engvall defined Spam as: Stuff Posing As Meat. He also had a comment on the "mechanically separated chicken" saying, "y'all that's roadkill."

Oh my goodness! Great recipe and that added touch of torn up cornbread ; just Devine!! Thanks fer this great recipe! Gonna make this very soon!

Incredible! This is the type of stuff that makes memories!! Thank you guys! Gotta get your new cookbook and some more original seasoning! Was out last time i had a chance to get some ❤ God bless 🇺🇸

Love your cowboy cooking Kent you are a inspiration to teaching old style camp fire cooking .

Currently working on this! My husband found this video and, like a born Texan cowboy, he asked for this western delicacy ❤❤❤ We're also both veterans! God bless you sir!!

Never had Beans and franks like that before, but definitely pork 'n' beans and franks growing up every week as a kid. From time to time now as an adult I still have a bowl or two. Great video, Thanks!

Another great dish!!!!! God bless take care and stay healthy both of you!!!

The Cowboy Kent Rollins saving my inability to come up with dinner ideas, you are a life saver.

Your intro was like my Elk Camp. Beanie weenies tasted proportionally better depending on how tired, cold and hungry I was after 12 hours of stalking elk during the day. Then there is how much snow to walk through at 10 to 12 thousand feet. My hunting buddies would make fun of me when I would spend a hour cooking a great steak over the campfire, or chicken and sometimes fish. But this taste far better than their canned chili!

❤️🙌 👋dy folks! Now this a MEAL that I can ENJOY to the Fullest! Those Beans n Franks were made with LOVE 😊. God bless Kent, Shannon, and all of the beautiful fur babies. 🏡

In appalachia we call this meal "Poor Mans Dinner" Mom would always use hotdogs and Bush baked beans. Im going to try this recipe, even though I loved moms version, the name implys the quality we were given. Thank you sir

Spam is amazing. When we want to whip up something quick that has meat in it but we either didn't take any out of the freezer or we can't be bothered with something too fancy, we open up a can of Spam. Can do anything with it. Pasta, beans, curry. You can even batter it up and deep fry it. Also, the worst thing I ever read on an ingredients list was "mechanically separated chicken". Yep.

Love me some beanie weenies!!! Homemade!!! Part of my childhood!!! God bless ya'll!!!

There are a couple of youth ministers called the Skit Guys and they do a skit that is one of my favorites and it is called Beenie Weenies. They are the best and that skit is really a hoot!!😂

One of those simple meals that just feels like a warm hug. Your version looks amazing

Yes lawd. That's some great eatin! No one will walk away from the table hungry. Add that cornbread, wow!