Smoky BBQ beans
Add Preferred SourceSmoky barbecue beans, with delicious barbecue mushrooms cooked to perfection. We make these on cold days when you need comfort food, and our friends go mad for this delicious side dish, they are so good and the perfect comfort food on a cold day.
Why you’ll love this our baked beans recipe
- They are so easy to make, and they’ll be on your table in less than 30 minutes.
- They are a perfect games night side dish!
- They are a perfect Thanksgiving dish; no table is complete without them!
- Kids and adults alike love them!
- They are 100% vegetarian and vegan.
Making homemade BBQ baked beans from scratch is just so satisfying. You can adapt quantaties and play with flavors and make the best beans ever. A big bowl of delicious baked bean comfort food – a winner everytime!
What beans are best for making baked beans?
Heinz baked beans are made with navy beans or haricot beans.
We use two types of beans cannellini beans and kidney beans to make mixed baked beans.
Pinto beans also make good baked beans.
Quick and easy BBQ beans recipe from scratch
We know how busy life be and sometimes you just don’t have time to soak and cook your beans for hours.
We’ve given you a pass and cut you some slack, as our recipe uses canned beans.
Still as delicious but so much quicker for busy weeknight dinners.
How to make BBQ beans and mushrooms with step-by-step instructions
Making our tasty baked beans recipe is easy if you follow our instructions.
Making the mushrooms to accompany our homemade baked beans is optional, but we think they finish the dish perfectly.
In a large frying pan over medium heat, add your olive oil, then add your mushrooms and season with sea salt.
Fry the mushrooms for approximately 8 – 10 minutes until they are dark brown but not burnt.
Now add your BBQ sauce, stir to coat the mushrooms evenly, and cook until the mushrooms are very dark and caramelized, but not burnt.
Turn the heat very low, so you’re not cooking them but keeping them warm.
While the mushrooms are cooking, start making the baked beans.
Over medium heat, add olive oil to a large saucepan or Dutch oven, then add your onions and sauté for 5 minutes, until the onions have softened.
Next, add your garlic and sauté for 3 minutes.
Now, add tomato paste, smoked paprika, chili powder, dried thyme, brown sugar, light soy sauce, stir thoroughly to combine, ensure that the onions are evenly coated, and cook for 2 minutes.
Drain and rinse the kidney beans and the cannellini beans and add to the saucepan or Dutch oven, stir to combine, and cook for 2 minutes.
Now add the tomato sauce (passata), stir, and simmer for a further 6 minutes, stirring frequently.
Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir in half of the mushrooms, serve, and place the remainder of the mushrooms on top of the baked beans.
Are BBQ beans vegetarian?
Ours are.
Not only that, but they are also vegan too.
Many homemade BBQ beans recipes will use meat, such as bacon, we don’t.
None of the meat but all the delicious BBQ taste!
Equipment
- Large frying pan
- Large saucepan or Dutch oven
Ingredients
For the mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 5½ cups Mixed mushrooms thinly sliced
- Sea salt to season
- 6 tablespoons Barbecue sauce
For the BBQ beans
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste (puree)
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2¼ cups kidney beans
- 2¼ cups Cannellini beans
- 1⅔ cups tomato sauce (passata)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To make the mushrooms
- Making the mushrooms to accompany our homemade baked beans is optional, but we think they finish the dish perfectly. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add your olive oil, then add your mushrooms and season with sea salt. Fry the mushrooms for approximately 8 – 10 minutes until they are dark brown but not burnt. Now add your BBQ sauce, stir to coat the mushrooms evenly, and cook until the mushrooms are very dark and caramelized, but not burnt. Turn the heat very low, so you're not cooking them but keeping them warm2 tablespoons Olive oil, 5½ cups Mixed mushrooms, Sea salt, 6 tablespoons Barbecue sauce
To make the BBQ beans
- While the mushrooms are cooking, start making the baked beans. Over medium heat, add olive oil to a large saucepan or Dutch oven, then add your onions and sauté for 5 minutes, until the onions have softened. Next, add your garlic and sauté for 3 minutes. Now, add tomato paste, smoked paprika, chili powder, dried thyme, brown sugar, light soy sauce, stir thoroughly to combine, ensure that the onions are evenly coated, and cook for 2 minutes2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons tomato paste (puree), ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- Drain and rinse the kidney beans and the cannellini beans and add to the saucepan or Dutch oven, stir to combine, and cook for 2 minutes. Now add the tomato sauce (passata), stir, and simmer for a further 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste2¼ cups kidney beans, 2¼ cups Cannellini beans, 1⅔ cups tomato sauce (passata), Salt and pepper
- Stir in half of the mushrooms, serve, and place the remainder of the mushrooms on top of the baked beans. Enjoy!
Notes
- Batch cook your BBQ beans
Double up and freeze in bags in individual portions - No cannellini or kidney beans?
Use haricot or pinto beans instead - Haven’t got homemade BBQ sauce?
Use the best quality store-bought BBQ sauce that you can afford as it’s an integral ingredient
Nutrition
What do I serve them with?
Our smoky barbecue baked beans recipe is great served on top of a baked potato or sweet baked potato.
They are also great as a side dish at a barbecue or at Thanksgiving.
How do I store them?
Our barbecue baked beans will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
They also freeze well, freeze once cooked, store in freezer bags for up to 3 months.
Recipe notes and tips
- Batch cook your BBQ beans
Double up and freeze in bags in individual portions. - No cannellini or kidney beans?
Use haricot or pinto beans instead. - Haven’t got homemade BBQ sauce?
Use the best quality store bought BBQ sauce that you can afford as it’s an integral ingredient.
Other easy vegetarian recipes you’ll love
- Sweet mashed potato – sweet creamy mashed potato that’s just crying out for BBQ beans to be poured over!
- Seitan burger – a smoky burger made for the BBQ, perfect with a side of BBQ beans.
- Vegan chicken patties – satisfying, herby chicken patties that are guaranteed to fill you up!
- Oven baked potato – perfectly roasted with a delicious skin, pour BBQ beans on these and you’ve got a filling meal!
We hope you enjoy cooking, and eating, our awesome baked beans recipe and would love to hear how you got on with it.
Please leave a comment below and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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This recipe is genius, those mushrooms look so meaty!!
I just now enjoyed a warm, comforting bowl of this delicious smoky beans and mushrooms. It’s windy and rainy outside. This was the perfect day to enjoy this yummy recipe. So good!