Chile BBQ Baked Beans On The Grill

BBQ Baked beans on the grill served in a red ramekin.

Rich, robust, sweet, spicy and smoky, these Chile BBQ Baked Beans On The Grill are a total WOW on the flavor scale. Using canned baked beans and adding bacon, molasses and chile peppers, mesquite wood chips bring home the incredible smoky flavor.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 283kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Equipment

1 EZ Foil Disposable Casserole Pan 3 quart

Ingredients

5 slices Thick Cut Bacon Cut into ½ inch pieces
1 medium Sweet Onion Chopped, about 1 ½ cups
4 medium Garlic cloves peeled and chopped
½ Cup Catsup
¼ Cup dark Molasses
1 Cup Chile Peppers roasted, peeled, chopped
2 Tablespoons Brown sugar
56 ounces Canned Baked Beans 2-28 ounce cans
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Before starting the preparation of these baked beans, soak wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes and preferably one hour. Drain off the water before using them in the cooking process. Empty canned beans into a colander in the sink. Allow the beans to drain, but do not rinse.
In a large fry pan over medium heat, cook the bacon pieces, stirring occasionally, until crispy. About 10 minutes. Add the chopped onions and cook until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Stir in the catsup, molasses, chile peppers and brown sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Place the drained beans into a grill safe, 3 quart casserole. Sprinkle on Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. I like to use the disposable foil pans. They're recyclable and grill friendly.
Add the sauce and stir into the beans. Place the pan of beans on the grill over indirect medium heat. Cook for 40 minutes, stirring often.

Notes

Top Tip: The more you stir the beans while they're cooking on the grill, the stronger the smoky flavor.

Tips For Success For Grilled Baked Beans:

These beans can be made on a gas grill or using a charcoal grill. Simply be sure to create a heat station with no heat. This sets up an indirect heat cooking situation. Turn off one set of burners on a gas grill, or move charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Place the pan of beans away from the heat source.

Place wood chips in a small disposable pan or in a open foil pouch. Follow grill instructions for using wood chips. Example, my Weber grill instructs to place either a foil packet or foil pan with soaked wood chips, under the grates and above the flavor bars.

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