These barbecue baked beans are smoky, savory, rich, and honestly one of the best cookout sides you can make. They taste like they cooked low and slow all day, but they come together with simple ingredients and a quick oven bake.
The smoked turkey sausage adds flavor and heartiness while the barbecue sauce gives the beans that sweet smoky finish everyone loves.
And yes, this is the side dish people always ask about.
Ingredients
- Smoked turkey sausage
- Onion
- Celery
- Minced garlic
- Bush’s Homestyle Baked Beans
- Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Smoked paprika
- Liquid smoke, optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Add diced smoked turkey sausage, onion, and celery to a pan and sauté until softened and fragrant.
Add in the baked beans and barbecue sauce. Stir everything together and season with onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and liquid smoke if using.
Transfer to the oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until the beans have darkened in color and thickened to your liking.
Serve warm.
Tips for the Best Baked Beans
- Smoked paprika adds incredible flavor.
- Liquid smoke gives the beans a true cookout taste.
- These taste even better the next day.
A Cookout Classic
These barbecue baked beans are rich, smoky, and absolutely perfect alongside burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken, or seafood at your next summer gathering.
Barbecue Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Smoked turkey sausage, sliced into half moons
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 small Onion, diced
- 1/2 cup Celery, diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 22 oz can Bush’s Homestyle Baked Beans
- 1/3 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
- 1 tbsp Onion powder
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp Liquid smoke or worcestershire sauce, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Add diced smoked turkey sausage, onion, and celery to a pan and sauté in a little olive oil until softened and fragrant.
- Add in the baked beans and barbecue sauce with garlic and dijon. Stir everything together and season with onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and liquid smoke and or worcestershire if using.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, covered, or until the beans have darkened in color and thickened to your liking.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
