This is another recipe that will be on our menu this Labor Day weekend. I don’t think a good BBQ meal is complete without some baked beans. Now, by “BBQ” I mean slow cooked pulled pork, smoked chicken, brisket or ribs. Some people (Yankees) use “BBQ” as a verb, when it is truly a noun. BBQ is the meat – not something you do with the meat. You don’t “BBQ” burgers or steak – you grill burgers and steak.
I’ve tried lots of different recipes for baked beans over the years and I finally combined them into one that had all my favorite things in them. These beans are sweet and tangy from the BBQ sauce and have a great crunch from the french fried onions. You could make a meal out of the beans alone.
BBQ Baked Beans
(Printable Recipe)
- 2 (16-ounce) cans pork & beans
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon yellow or brown mustard
- 5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1 (6-ounce) can french-fried onions, crushed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In large bowl, mix together beans, BBQ sauce, mustard, ¼ of the bacon, and ¼ of the onions. Add some salt and pepper, to taste. Pour beans in 9-inch casserole dish and sprinkle remaining crushed onions and bacon on top. Cook in oven for 1 hour or until beans brown and bubble. Serve warm.
My bad, Steph! I'm one of those Yankees. I see it now that you've pointed it out. Forgive me? What time will the BBQ be served? 🙂
~ingrid
BBQ beans are required eating with BBQ aren't they? State law or something 😉
Too funny….my word verification is "hampig"
Never thought of putting these ff onions in the baked bean. I'll bet that's just wonderful 🙂
Good idea to use FF onion rings in the baked beans. I like them so I bet they match perfectly.
I agree with you on the beans and I really like your BBQ comments. The word gets used to mean the meat and cooking style as you said along with a get together (lets have a BBQ), a cooking device (usually a grill), or any meat with BBQ sauce on it. There may be no hope when Pat Neely, who owns a BBQ restaurant, gets on national TV and says there's several ways to cook BBQ chicken – the grill, the oven, etc (I'm surprised he didn't say crockpot 🙂 ), prior to adding the BBQ sauce. As a purist, I just have to bite my tongue and accept the way it is. Have a good one.