Beanies and Weenies
8 Comments Sep 15, 2024
Updated May 14, 2025
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With just two ingredients and a crockpot, you can have a nostalgic meal complete. Beanies and Weenies are great for camping or a family dinner at home!
This is a perfect summer camping recipe! We also make slow cooker clam chowder and slow cooker pot roast in our RV!
Don’t judge the simplicity of these crock pot beanies and weenies (a childhood favorite!). I know I could have added other things to them, like BBQ sauce, mustard, or onions, but this is how I like them: just Pork n’ Beans and dogs.
This beanies and weenies recipe is one of the meals I made at my family reunion, where we were camping. I started it before we went swimming, and it was ready to serve when we got back.
We also made Root Beer Pulled Pork one night and a Nacho Bar another night.
Beanies and Weenies Ingredients:
Just two ingredients for this comforting meal. See the ingredient amounts in the recipe card below the images.
- Hot Dogs – We prefer beef hot dogs, but you can use pork or even cheese stuffed hot dogs.
- Pork n’ Beans – This is the standard type of bean to use for beanies and weenies. You can used Baked Beans if desired, but it will be far sweeter.
Fun add-ins to make beanies and weenies your own:
We often mix in a one or more of these options:
- Splash of beer
- Ketchup and Mustard
- Barbecue sauce
- Brown sugar
- Minced Onion
- Baked beans instead of Pork and Beans
- Cooked bacon
How to Make Beanies and Weenies in the Crockpot
Only a few simple steps for this camp style meal:
- Add the four can of pork and beans to the slow cooker.
- Slice an entire package of hot dogs, we prefer beef hot dogs. Brown the hot dogs in a skillet on the stove top that is set to medium high heat.
- Add the hot dogs to the slow cooker along with four 15-oz. cans of pork and beans. Stir.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
How to serve beanies and weenies:
- Serve in bowls with
plastic sporks if you have them. - No other sides are necessary; this is a complete meal!
More fun Beanie and Weenie Recipes:
Beanie and Weenies Casserole is a fun twist on a classic, baked with biscuits on top for a comforting, all-in-one meal.
Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Beans is my grown-up version of beans and hot dogs, with smoky sausage and rich flavor.
Baked Beans and Little Smokies is a sweet and savory combo that’s perfect for potlucks, game days, or an easy family dinner.
Beanies and Weenies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 60 oz. Pork and Beans, (four-15 oz cans or similar)
- 15 oz beef hotdogs, sliced
Instructions
- Add all 4 cans of beans to the slow cooker.
- Heat a medium skillet on medium-high heat.
- Brown the hotdogs; add them to the slow cooker with the beans. Stir.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours.
- Enjoy
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
I drain 2 cans of beans & add 2 Tbls. of dried, minced onion…..
We love them with barbeque sauce and brown sugar added. We also cook them on the stovetop on low until thickened. Yum!
we make these Weenies and beans all the time we had Velveeta cheese and onions it’s what I grew up on thank you for putting this on there for other people to make
Easy and delicious…this is my kind of recipe. Slow cooking recipes are perfect for camping!
Oh my does this post take me back! My dad made “beans and hot dogs” all the time while I was growing up. I’m going to visit him soon (haven’t seen him in 5 years) and I am totally going to suggest we make this!
Beanies and weanies will always remind me of Girl Scout camp!
This is PERFECT camping grub! I mean, how can you go wrong with a classic? And now I am craving this… lol! 😉
It doesn’t get any easier! My husband would love this!