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

Classic sides like mac and cheese, cornbread, collard greens and baked beans, maybe creamed corn. —Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

They might be topped with hot pepper jelly, cream cheese and everything spices, be inspired by French onion soup or an English breakfast with baked beans, roasted tomato, sausage and breadcrumbs. —Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025

Two years later, sides (like baked beans and potato salad) were added to the menu. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025

Servers, Deja among them, brought out trays of fried catfish sandwiches, red and baked beans and peach cobbler. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baked beans

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