Best Dinosaur Style Bar B Que Beans Recipes

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Provided by handsandfeet

Categories Stew

Time 28m

Yield 12-18 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans (I used Bush's Homestyle. Choose a less-sweet variety.)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced (or more, if you love garlic)
1 lb hot Italian sausage, casings removed
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (I accidentally only put 1 in when I made this, still loved it)
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil to medium-high in a large saucepan, and cook onion and pepper until soft, adding salt and pepper.
When softened, add garlic and cook another minute.
Add sausage, crumbling it into small pieces while it cooks.
Drain some of the liquid from the beans- make it about the same level in the can as the beans themselves. Mix into the sausage/veggies.
Turn the heat down to medium-low and add remaining ingredients. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
Serve immediately, or let cool and reheat. We loved this the next day, as the flavors had a chance to really mix.

Dinosaur-Style Bar-B-Que Beans image

Yield feeds 10 to 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 large onion, chopped
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper
3 large cloves garlic, chopped
8 ounces hot Italian sausage, removed from casing
2 cans (28 ounces each) baked beans, preferably Bush's
3/4 cup Mutha Sauce (page 165)
1 tablespoon Creole mustard (preferably Zatarain's) or spicy brown mustard
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Creole Seasoning (page 167)
1 tablespoon molasses

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook til soft, adding a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Crumble the sausage into the veggies and cook, chopping to break the meat into small pieces. Cook til the pink disappears. Drain off some of the bean liquid in each can so that it's at the same height as the beans; then mix the contents of both cans into the cooked veggies and sausage.
Turn the heat down to medium-low and add all the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 5 minutes. Serve immediately, or cool and reheat before serving (lettin' the flavors blend a while never hurts).