ROBIN JOYE Recipe ⤏ Home-Style Vegetarian Baked Beans

This is a very flavorful vegetarian baked beans recipe that is always a hit. You can add meat if you want, but we find it isn't necessary. The smoky, spicy flavor is perfect, and it is a snap to prepare!

Ingredients

• 1 drizzle olive oil
• ½ cup green bell peppers, chopped
• ½ cup green onions, chopped
• 2 (16 ounce) cans vegetarian baked beans in tomato sauce (such as Bush's® Best Vegetarian Baked Beans), undrained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• ½ cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add green bell peppers and green onions; cook and stir until slightly cooked, about 2 minutes. Stir in vegetarian baked beans, kidney beans, ketchup, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, and liquid smoke flavoring.
2. Reduce heat and let simmer, uncovered, until completely heated, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories243.4
• carbohydrateContent49.8 g
• fatContent2.1 g
• fiberContent12.2 g
• proteinContent11.8 g
• saturatedFatContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent805 mg
• sugarContent16.3 g