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

The second will embrace a cookout vibe with the same brisket plus barbecue chicken and lamb (all of the meat will be kosher), baked beans and collard green lox wraps. —Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

This vegan version of her baked beans captures the savory, smoky and slightly sweet flavors that define this regional version of the dish. —Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024

For example, the U.K.’s Tesco stopped stocking Kraft Heinz’s baked beans, ketchup, and tomato soup in 2022 over pricing quarrels. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024

To help feed crowds if restaurants are overwhelmed, several churches plan to offer traditional Maine suppers with baked beans and chowder. —Jenna Russell Greta Rybus, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Classic Southern barbecue sides like collard greens, baked beans, mac and cheese, and potato salad are pure comfort in a vibrant, airy space across from the Baird Center and just a couple blocks from Fiserv Forum. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024

Two years later, sides (like baked beans and potato salad) were added to the menu. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024

Smoked Turkey Leg and Pulled Pork Platters with cornbread, coleslaw and ranch baked beans, are served at Circle City BBQ East by section 112 and Circle City BBQ West by section 138. —The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2024

The 45-seat counter will also turn out ribs, chicken, pulled pork and turkey, along with sides of mac ‘n’ cheese, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw and cornbread. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above