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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Food will include tri-tip sliders, jalapeño mac ‘n’ cheese and baked beans, as well as samplings of SkrewballCQ Whiskey, Templeton Rye and Jefferson Bourbon. 6:30 p.m. March 18. —The San Diego Union-tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023

The baked beans can be served right away or at room temperature. —Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2023

Around them, other grinning families embraced their new graduates and settled in at tables to eat barbecue, baked beans and cupcakes frosted in yellow and white. —Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023

Its fried wings come with a selection of side dishes, from baked beans to black-eyed peas to macaroni and cheese. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2023

During price negotiations last summer, Kraft Heinz (KHC) stopped supplying some products, including tomato ketchup and baked beans, to the biggest UK grocery retailer Tesco (TSCDF). —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above