Slow Cooker Baked Beans are cooked with a little bit of a kick added. By dinner time they are perfection and ready to be served to the whole family.
Slow Cooker Baked Beans are rich and spicy all at the same time. This recipe utilizes canned beans instead of dried so the cook time is less.That makes it nice that you don’t have to hurry in the morning to get the crock pot loaded. You can put it on a little later after the house has calmed down or you are on a lunch break.
Of course, if you want to get it set up early and have one of those programmable crockpots then you can set it to start it’s cooking any hour you want and you’ll still have a perfect hot meal. Right on time.
I must tell you, if I havn’t already, my husband has a child’s palate. Meaning he likes pretty plain stuff. He doesn’t like spicy so I leave out the Sriracha and he loves it. You can leave it out for your kids too.
That is something you’ll have to take into consideration. Heat or no heat. Me? If I don’t get to add it into the recipe I add a little splash of Sriracha in at the table.
The chili beans are a nice addition since they are already spiced up with great ingredients. That also makes your preparation time much easier. The beans blend great with the other flavors.
Beans are such a nice change from pasta or rice. I think people forget about beans when they are planning their weekly meals.
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and even forget about those good old standards. You could serve this up as a hearty lunch or dinner but it would make a wonderful side dish too.
Those chilly nights just got a whole lot cozier.
Slow Cooker Baked Beans
Slow Cooker Baked Beans are cooked with a little bit of a kick added.
Ingredients
- 15 ounces Chili Beans 1 can, NOT drained
- 15 ounces Kidney Beans 1 can, drained
- 15 ounces Cannellini Beans 1 can, drained
- 1/2 cup onion white, chopped
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce Sriracha
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons prepared mustard yellow
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce look for vegan
Instructions
- Another super simple dinner for the crock pot.
- Put all of the ingredients in the crock pot.
- Remember to use all of the liquid in the chili can and use prepared mustard not dijon or another substitute because you need the mustard tang to help cut the sweetness.
- Cook 4 hours on low.
- You can certainly double up the ingredients for larger groups and families.
Recipe Notes
IF FREEZING:
Let the mixture cool to room temperature and freeze in any of the ways I have described in my article Preparing Food for the Freezer
TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
Take out of the freezer and put in the refrigerator a few hours (about 6 hours) before heating. Heat in a large saucepan or in the microwave. Serve hot.
Natalie says
I absolutely love the flavours in this one. I have to save this to my to try list. My hubby will LOVE me for making him this beans.
Meliann says
We love baked beans! This looks so comforting! I’m imagining this right now with fresh French bread together with my family chilling in our living room in front of the TV! Fantastic! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Jennifer says
The crock pot is my best friend these days! This is such a simple and delicious sounding meat free meal to incorporate! Thanks for sharing it!
Matt @ Plating Pixels says
It’s totally slow cooker season! Looking forward to making this.
Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze says
I love baked beans! I can’t imagine thinking sriracha is spicy lol. My best friend though – she’s the same. She eats like a kid. She says she’ll eat anything I make though as long as I don’t tell her what’s in it. lol. Crock pot baked beans are a great fall dinner idea though. My husband would love it!