baked beans

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: beans that have been softened by soaking and boiling and then baked usually with salt pork and seasoning

Baked beans is a summer classic.

—Kathie Smith

"Baked beans is not the kind of thing we want to serve," said David Woodward, chef at Apley's, an elegant eatery in the Sheraton Hotel.

—Fox Butterfield

I leave it to you to decide whether your baked beans are tomato-less or spiced up with those juicy cylinders of flavor.

—Doris Reynolds

see also boston baked beans

Examples of baked beans in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bake the casserole dish uncovered for the last 30 minutes so the top and edges of the baked beans become crisp and bubbly. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025

Customers who have purchased the affected baked beans are advised not to consume them. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

Here's what to know about the recall impacting the line's baked beans product. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 May 2025

How our editors evaluated According to our panel, the best baked beans have specific parameters. —Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baked beans

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