The Chew: BBQ Baked Beans Recipe

The Chew: BBQ Baked Beans

The talented Bobby Brown joined The Chew and was in the kitchen with Carla Hall as they talked about delicious and cheap was to throw a fantastic BBQ! She first explained that you can easily make her BBQ Baked Beans without the chicken sausage as a way to satisfy the vegetarian eaters at your barbecue, but by adding them, you’re left with a side dish that’s practically a meal within itself! You can’t have a barbecue without a great dish full of baked beans!

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The Chew: BBQ Baked Beans Recipe Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper – seeded, small dice
• 3/4 C ketchup
• 1/4 C brown sugar
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 C Great Northern Beans – rinsed
• 1 onion – peeled, small dice
• 2 cloves garlic – peeled, minced
• 3 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1/4 C molasses
• 3/4 lb chicken sausage – diced

The Chew: BBQ Baked Beans Recipe Directions

To Quick Soak the Beans:

1. Put the beans in a large pot and cover with water by two inches
2. Bring the water to a boil and let simmer for 1-2 minutes
3. Remove from the heat and cover the pot
4. Let the beans soak in the pot for an hour
5. Drain the beans then rinse the pot

For the BBQ Baked Beans:

1. Add the beans back to the pot, then add enough water to cover the beans
2. Season with salt, then bring to a boil and let simmer until the beans are tender, about 30-40 minutes
3. Drain the beans, saving the bean water in a bowl
4. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
5. In a large/medium cast-iron skillet, add olive oil and place over medium-high heat
6. Add bell pepper and onion, then cook until tender, about 5 minutes
7. Add the garlic in the last minute of cooking, then season with salt and pepper
8. In a medium bowl, add mustard, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, molasses, and the brown sugar, then mix
9. Add the beans and the ketchup mixture to the cast-iron pan
10. Cover the beans with the saved bean water
11. Bake an hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours until the beans are tender, adding more water as needed
12. During the last 30 minutes of cooking, put a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken sausage until golden-brown, approximately 6-8 minutes
13. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate
14. Remove from the oven and stir in the chicken sausage
15. Season with salt and pepper, then serve