Smoky Baked Beans

Total Time:Prep: 25 min. Cook: 7 hours

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Lynne German, Buford, Georgia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 14, 2023

They’ll be standing in line for this saucy bean recipe full of that hard-to-capture campfire flavor. A combination of colorful calico beans, it makes a lovely looking side dish with many a summer entree. —Lynne German, Cumming, Georgia

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Smoky Baked Beans

Yield:16 servings
Prep:25 min
Cook:7 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans
  • 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) navy beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chiles, drained
  • 1/2 cup hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional
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Directions

  1. In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking sausage into crumbles; drain.
  2. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the beans, tomatoes and sausage mixture. In a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, steak seasoning and, if desired, liquid smoke. Stir into bean mixture.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until heated through.
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