Spicy Baked Beans. Rich and savory with a spicy kick. Chili Powder, Worcestershire Sauce and Liquid Smoke, so flavorful you won’t even notice there’s no bacon in the recipe. Perfect recipe for any casual backyard BBQ or portluck.
About This Recipe
If you’re reading this smack dab in the middle of backyard BBQ season, you’re most certainly browsing Google for side dishes. And there are so many choices aren’t there?
But the common denominator always leads us down that Baked Bean, Potato Salad and Cole Slaw path. And don’t forget about those pasta salads. Simply stated, “yay for Summer food”.
I found this spicy baked bean recipe over at my friend’s site, Elliot’s Eats. Deb lives in Tulsa. And this is a recipe from the Oklahoma Jr. League Cookbook. Where ever there’s a Junior League Cookbook, you can be guaranteed good reliable recipes.
Her Spicy Baked Beans that she served with BBQ ribs caught my eye for this month’s project. Reason?
Why? One of the first things I learned to make when I was very young, were baked beans. And my mom’s pan fried chicken and gravy recipe. The beans was my own special recipe using a can of pork and beans and doctored up with catsup, mustard and brown sugar.
At my young age, I thought it was brilliant. Eliot’s Eats takes my simpleton idea and turns it into a masterpiece of a side dish. Baked until bubbly and caramelized, let’s take a look at this Junior League Oklahoma spicy baked beans recipe.
Recipe for Spicy Baked Beans
With Chili Powder, Worcestershire Sauce and Liquid Smoke, you won’t even notice that there’s no bacon in the recipe. In her post, Deb indicates she wanted to try this recipe with black beans, as well. I’m wondering if she did? I’d love the know the result. Thanks for a great recipe! This Oklahoma Spicy Baked Beans recipe will be a staple side for my BBQ slabs.
More Spicy Baked Beans Recipes
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- Southwestern Beans and Chicos
- Bolita Beans with Red Wine, Smoked Paprika and Jalapeno
And don’t miss my Side Dishes Category for more delicious ideas. Including the most popular post Broccoli Cheez Whiz Casserole.
Oklahoma Spicy Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Ketchup
- 1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
- 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 28 oz pork and beans canned, fat “pork” pieces removed
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper chopped
- 2 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoon flat leaf parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a 2 quart mixing bowl, combine ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, Liquid Smoke, mustard and brown sugar. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the beans and mix with a spoon.
- Heat olive oil in skillet and sauté onions for 4 minutes. (Onions should be transparent.) Add peppers and sauté another 4 minutes or until onions begin to brown.
- Add onions and peppers to bean mixture—do not drain. Add parsley. Stir.
- Prepare a 2 quart casserole dish by wiping sides and bottom with 1 T. Olive Oil. Pour mixture into dish and back for 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Spicy Baked Beans … it’s what’s for a BBQ side dish
Deb is such a wonderful writer AND has great recipes! Not only the casserole dish but your story about the first time you doctored up canned pork and beans brought back similar memories!
Yup, those baked beans of mine were a hit! All I did was drain the liquid off pork and beans and add catsup and mustard and bacon. I was pretty proud of myself at 10 years old.
Baked beans might be my favorite side to accompany a grilling party…. well, second to fresh corn on the cob.
I agree with all of that Lauren. 🙂
Our son is bikinfg in the Courage Classic this weekend. I’m thinking steak and beans one night. Thanks for the recipe!
Baked Beans are a BBQ staple and this recipe just rocks! I think I’ll need to whip up a batch this weekend as I have some grilling action going on.
Thanks Aly, we enjoyed this recipe and different than we’ve ever had. Let me know how you like it.
These sound great LA especially with the addition of the liquid smoke and green pepper. We’ll have to try it.
I agree about that green pepper and liquid smoke. Made for a unique recipe. And delicious.