Vegan Skillet BBQ Baked Beans

These Vegan Skillet BBQ Bake Beans are incredibly delicious and SO much better than the canned version! These are healthy, homemade, oil-free and refined sugar-free. They are smoky, sweet and perfectly balanced in flavor!

You know when a recipe is so good you are all fighting over the last bite. That is how these Vegan Skillet Barbecue Baked Beans are. Even my 4 year old was shouting “yummy!” from the rooftops. It’s no secret that my favorite flavor ever is BBQ. I think it tastes good with practically anything, but there is something so amazing and classic about barbecue baked beans. I grew up eating these, but they of course were usually made with bacon. Well, these are not only vegan and plant-based, but they are totally oil-free and super low-fat.

HOW TO MAKE VEGAN SKILLET BBQ BAKED BEANS

Guess what, you don’t need bacon. Using 2 very key ingredients that make these beans to-die-for, is vegan worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke. Without these 2, you will not reach this rich, deep flavor. Liquid smoke gives that same amazing, rich, smoky flavor. Not only that, but I found THE most amazing liquid smoke, called Lazy Kettle, I have ever tasted. It is soooo flavorful, so authentic and honestly smells and tastes just like a wood chip from a barbecue pit from the days my Dad barbecued growing up. It was just a lucky find at Homegoods store of all places.

No need for soaking these vegan barbecue baked beans. There’s no need for all of that extra time. These beans are so easy and quick and ready in about an hour and yet, they taste like they have been simmering for hours. SO GOOD. Your house will smell straight up like a BBQ restaurant, no exaggeration.

Other BBQ Sides to serve:

• Vegan Skillet Cornbread
• BBQ Potato Salad
• Best Fluffy Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Vegan Skillet BBQ Baked Beans

Brandi Doming

These Vegan Skillet BBQ Bake Beans are incredibly delicious and SO much better than the canned version! These are healthy, homemade, oil-free and refined sugar-free. They are smoky, sweet and perfectly balanced in flavor!

5 from 8 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Yields 3 servings

Ingredients

For cooking the veggies

• 1/2 cup (64g) chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 packed cup (67g) finely diced white onion
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

For the remaining ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups tomato puree/sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke (I used Lazy Kettle brand which is amazing in this, if you are using another brand, start out with just 2 teaspoons and add more if desired)
• 1/4 cup vegan worcestershire sauce (found at Whole Foods or Amazon)
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cans great northern beans drained and rinsed

Instructions

 

• Add the ingredients under just veggies to a large skillet, bell pepper, onion, garlic, water and just 1/4 teaspoon salt. I used my 10 inch iron skillet. Turn to medium heat and once simmering, cook for 5 minutes until beginning to get tender and basically all the water should be gone.
• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees.
• Add the remaining ingredients except the beans....tomato sauce, other 1/4 cup water, syrup, liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Stir well until thoroughly mixed. Now gently stir in the beans.
• Add the skillet to the oven and cook for about 30-45 minutes until it is bubbling and the sauce has thickened some, but still some liquid remaining. Remove and serve.

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