Our absolute favorite baked beans recipe! They are syrupy and loaded with flavors of BBQ sauce, dijon, smoked paprika and chipotle. Delish!
Recipe by How Sweet Eats on May 18, 2020
Prep time: PT35M
Cook time: PT35M
Total time: PT70M
Rating
4.99 stars (3744 reviews)
Keywords
baked beans recipe
Ingredients
2 sliced bacon, (diced)
1 small sweet onion, (diced)
1 bell pepper, (diced)
2 garlic cloves, (minced)
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1/4 TO 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 (22 ounce) cans baked beans (I love Bush’s Grillin’ Beans for this recipe)
2 slices bacon, for topping ((optional))
Categories
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat a large (oven safe, if you don’t want to transfer) skillet over medium-low heat and add the bacon. Cook until it’s brown and crisp and most of the fat is rendered.
Stit in the onion, pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until everything softens, about 5 minutes. Stir in the paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, BBQ sauce, ketchup, mustard and brown sugar until combined.
Stir in the baked beans directly from the can. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn off the heat. I suggest tasting the beans here and adding more salt, pepper or heat if desired. If you'd like, you can lay a few strips of bacon on top of the beans here too!
Place the skillet (or transfer to an oven-safe dish) in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until bubbly and syrup. Remove and let cool slightly before serving.
You can make these ahead of time - cook them in the skillet then let cook to room temperature and cover, placing in the fridge. Bake the next day (or whenever you’re ready!).
These also freeze well!
Reviews
Charity DiGioia on 2025-12-29 (5 stars): i’ve made this recipe before.
question is, does it freeze well?
Wendy Monte on 2025-12-04 (5 stars): I made this for my small group dinner and oh em gee they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them and they were so easy to prepare! Thank you!
Mark on 2025-11-27 (1 stars): Worst I ever had
Cecille Trellis on 2025-10-24 (5 stars): Made it just now, delicious 😋 I used the bourbon grilling beans and used the Turkish Aleppo pepper since I didn't have the Chipotle chili pepper.
FGH on 2025-10-14 (5 stars): Fantastic! First time made per the recipe, excellent! The second time I followed other suggestions by adding molasses (1T), bourbon (1T),and liquid smoke (1/2 t.). Also excellent! Definitely a keeper.
Kaylene on 2025-10-14 (5 stars): These were absolutely delicious!! Everyone raved about them and went back for seconds. Will definitely make these again. (The chipotle chili powder is spicy hot, so add according to your taste buds.)
Lolita Green on 2025-10-04 (5 stars): These are the best baked beans that I have ever tasted! I hear that same sentiment from family and friends when I make them. I will always use this recipe. Am thankful to have found it
Jennifer on 2025-09-28 (5 stars): Delicious. I only used 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika because I find the flavor of this particular spice to be overwhelming, but everything else was as written. I used Bush’s Grillin’ Beans Southern Pit Barbecue but I look forward to experimenting with the other Bush’s Grillin’ flavors. Made for a potluck and it received lots of compliments.
