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Smoked Baked Beans
Sides & Appetizers
Bake
These Smoked Baked Beans combine the rich flavors of slow-cooked beans with a smoky depth from wood chips. The dish features a savory mix of bacon, onions, brown sugar, and BBQ sauce, creating a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and smoky notes. Ideal as a side dish for any barbecue or grilled meal, these beans are easy to prepare and packed with flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 15-ounce cans of navy or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 6 pieces of bacon
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- ½ cup Big Green Egg Sweet & Smoky Kansas City Style Barbecue Sauce
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convEGGtor®
Skillet - Cast Iron
Premium Kiln Dried Apple Wood Smoking Chips
Directions
Set the Egg for direct cooking without the convEGGtor at 350ºF/177ºC
Add the cast iron skillet to the Egg to preheat
- Cook the bacon in the cast iron skillet for 3 minutes per side or until the bacon is fully cooked
- Remove the bacon from the cast iron skillet and place it on a paper towel-lined plate
- Add the diced onion to the rendered bacon fat and cook until soft and translucent
- Remove the onions from the cast iron skillet and drain any excessive rendered bacon fat
- Cut the bacon into pieces
Set the Egg for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 300ºF/149ºC with apple smoking chunks
Add the cannellini or navy beans, bacon, onion, and Big Green Egg Sweet & Smoky Kansas City Style Barbecue Sauce to the cast iron skillet
- Stir until all the ingredients are combined
Place the skillet back on the Egg and smoke for one hour or until the beans are hot and bubbly
- Serve immediately
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