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

Fried chicken typically appeared as the star of Saturday or Sunday dinners served with such accoutrements as pickles, baked beans, pie and ice cream and a startling amount of oysters. —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 16 Mar. 2026

The prop-room became crowded with elderly men; stage-hands and fly-men, none of whom were needed for this particular production but who were there just the same, heating cans of baked beans in a saucepan on the fire. —Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Visitors can order them as a plate meal with sides like baked beans, cheesy potatoes and jalapeño apple slaw. —Joseph Hernandez march 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026

Conversely, New England's fare of baked beans, fish cakes and corned beef hash could be unappealing to most Southerners. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baked beans

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