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Sweet & Spicy Baked Beans

July 8, 2015 by Felesha 4 Comments

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The perfect sweet-heat of a combo for your next BBQ this summer!!

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Sweet & Spicy Baked Beans

Baked Beans…the ever popular, summer side dish that’s a must at every family BBQ! Let’s face it, it’s not a real BBQ without them. Matter of fact, if they’re not present, you just might get the side eye from one of those cousins, right! Growing up, we always made the classic dish with pork. But now in an effort to eat a bit healthier, we enjoy this tasty PORK FREE version. We substitute sweet and hot turkey sausage for the pork and it makes for a hit of a dish. That fantastic, sweet heat of a combo is perfect for drawing you in to each and every delicious bite.

Now for texture…I don’t know about you but I prefer a heartier texture to my baked beans. I simply can’t get with loosey-goosey baked beans that are swimming in sauce/juice creating the need to fish through to find each and every bean. Ok. I may be exaggerating a bit but still. To each their own though. If you prefer loosey-goosey, you probably leave the juice in from the can. However, I like to drain most of mine off. As they cook down, they begin to make a sauce on their own from the other ingredients. I combine onion, ketchup, bbq sauce, brown sugar, mustard and hot sauce with the beans and turkey sausage to make in my opinion the best recipe in it’s class! Alright. Alright. I’m partial but they are pretty fantastic in my and my family’s opinion. They certainly won’t disappoint! Most of the time, I cook them in the oven but if you need more precious oven space, feel free to cook them in a slow cooker and they turn out just as great! {Or maybe even better} 🙂 Say Grace and enjoy!!

Sweet & Spicy Baked Beans

Felesha Bell
The perfect sweet-heat of a combo for your next BBQ this summer!!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 lb. ground Sweet Italian turkey sausage I use Turkey Store
  • 1/2 lb. ground Hot Italian turkey sausage
  • 2 28oz. cans vegetarian beans, drained
  • 1 15.5 oz. can mild chili beans, drained
  • 1 15.5 oz. can hot chili beans, drained
  • 1 15.5 oz. can spicy hot chili beans, drained
  • 3/4 c. onions chopped (about 1/2 medium onion)
  • 3/4 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. ketchup
  • 1/4 c. bbq sauce
  • 2 T. mustard
  • 2 T. hot sauce

Instructions
 

  • Brown sausage in a small skillet over medium-high heat until browned. Drain and toss into a large bowl.
  • Add beans, onion, brown sugar, ketchup, bbq sauce, mustard and hot sauce to the browned sausage. Stir until well combined.
  • Pour into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Say Grace and enjoy!
  • Alternative Cooking Method - Place in a slow cooker for 6 hours on low or 3 hours on high
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Sweet & Spicy Baked Beans

Adapted from Sister Turner’s recipe

 

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Comments

  1. jaysbakingmecrazy says

    July 8, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    These sound so good! I love that they’re pork free because my mom doesn’t eat pork. I’ll have to give her this recipe 🙂 I’m with you on the thick baked beans! So much better than those runny ones!

    Reply
    • Felesha Bell says

      July 8, 2015 at 5:58 PM

      She will love them, Jessica!! Bacon Lover, I am!!! However, we’ve been eating these for the past decade and we don’t miss the pork at all! Yum!!

      Reply
  2. Marie says

    November 19, 2021 at 1:36 PM

    Are the vegetarian beans baked beans?

    Reply
    • Felesha says

      November 3, 2022 at 9:20 AM

      Some are vegetarian and some aren’t.

      Reply

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