The Best-Ever Baked Beans with Smoked Sausage is hearty enough to be a full meal, or it can be served as a hearty side dish.
Everyone simply loved baked beans, how can you upgrade baked beans? You can add two different types of sausage to the beans to give them more flavor, and you can turn these into a delicious meal.
What Types of Beans to Use
You can use whatever beans you have on hand. I love to add a variety of beans to this recipe because by layering flavors on top of each other, you get a wonderfully rich dish. For this recipe, I use red beans, pinto beans, and I also use canned baked beans as well. You could easily add canned white beans, black beans, or even Ranch style beans.
What makes this side dish taste like baked beans
This bean recipe has a strong influence on sweet and smoky baked beans. This recipe contains barbecue sauce, onions, mustard powder, and brown sugar. A touch of liquid smoke takes this dish over the edge. Two types of sausage are added. I have used a package of hot breakfast sausage, and 1 pound of smoked link sausage for extra flavor.
Can you cook this recipe in a crock pot
Yes, after you saute the onions and garlic, and cook the breakfast sausage, you can easily place the rest of the ingredients in your crockpot, and heat on low for about 4 hours. I do think this dish tastes better the 2nd day.
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Baked Beans and Smoked Sausage
This best-ever Baked Beans and Smoked Sausage is perfect for a potluck or large family gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound hot breakfast sausage
- 1 pound smoked link sausage
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 14.5 ounces kidney beans
- 29 ounces pinto beans
- 14.5 onces baked beans
Instructions
In a large pot, add vegetable oil and heat to medium heat. Add chopped white onion and saute for about 1 1/2 minutes. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon on the onions. Then add garlic, and saute until the onions are translucent.
Remove onions and garlic from pan, and set aside.
Saute breakfast sausage, and cook until no longer pink. Drain grease.
Add smoked sausage and allow it to brown, saute for two or three minutes.
Add barbecue sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard powder to the pot. Add at beans and simmer on low for about 45 minutes before serving.
These beans taste better the second day.
Mary says
Very helpful, my whole family loved these beans! I also added a tablespoon of chopped jalapeno!
EmailJunkie says
Very helpful article, I have got to try these beans.
momof171 says
Hi Steph, I was wondering how I could make this a little lower in carbs ? I love my beans and Kielbasa Sausage but I was wondering if I could add low fat hamburger instead of the breakfast sausage ? Thanks in advance for a reply
Stephanie says
Why not omit the sugar, and see if you can find a sugar free barbeque sauce?
baltisraul says
Great bean pot. Try with all pork’n beans and see how you like it. Don’t drain the cans. You are so right about the 2nd day! Keep ’em coming, Steph.