Drunken Baked Beans Casserole

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Need a recipe for the BEST baked beans? Then try our Drunken Baked Beans Casserole! This recipe for baked beans is a delicious blend of four different beans all baked in a sweet and sour sauce made from onions, Bourbon, mustard, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and ketchup.  If you’re having a barbecue or planning a menu, this is the ultimate side dish you need to serve!

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Tell Us About These Drunken Baked Beans

Sweet and flavorful baked beans made as easy as can be!

  • A Side Dish: Our Drunken Baked Beans Casserole is a wonderful and delicious side dish to bring to a friend’s party, potluck, or barbecue.
  • The Ease: No need to pre-boil any beans for this recipe, just an easy stir of all the beans and the ingredients mentioned and bake!
  • The Flavor: The bourbon gives them a nice added flavor to the sauce. Making them very tasty!

It’s a real crowd-pleaser. This recipe for baked beans casserole has become a favorite in our family and a standard side dish at every barbecue. Best part? It feeds a large gathering.

Plus, we love making this drunken baked beans casserole in a clear Pyrex baking dish because it’s pretty enough to bake in it and serve!  And, going from the oven to the table spells ‘easy cleanup’ for us!

A mixture of baked beans in a sauce served in a glass baking dish.

Ingredients Needed for Drunken Baked Beans Casserole:

How to Make These Drunken Baked Beans:

This is one of the easiest recipes for baked beans. Plus, our full printable recipe card is located at the bottom. But first, let’s run through these steps so you’ll know what’s involved before you start.

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Use a 13 x 9 baking dish Pyrex dish.  Take the first 5 ingredients and place them into the baking dish.

2.  In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the Bourbon, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup and 1/2 cup of water.  Pour onto the bean mixture and gently stir the mixture all together until well blended.

3.  Bake, uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes. Check on the beans after 25 minutes.  Then add the additional 1/4 water, or more (as needed) to the casserole and continue to bake for additional 10 to 15 minutes. Quick Tip! If you prefer additional sauce, you can add additional water, or increase the ingredients for the sauce.

4. Remove from oven and cover with foil wrap to keep warm until you’re ready to serve.  Serve these baked beans warm.  Serves 8 to 10

Helpful Tip! If you are planning to make this one day ahead, keep in mind you may need to add additional water to the baking dish when reheating in the oven. Some of the sauce will get absorbed while marinating.

Options for Serving

When you serve these baked beans, there are so many options to serve them as a side with, and especially at a barbecue. Here are a few ideas you can serve these baked beans with:

FAQ’s

  1. Can we make these baked beans ahead? Yes, you can prepare this in your baking dish, cover with aluminum or clear wrap and keep it chilled in your refrigerator, until you are ready to bake. Remember to remove your baking dish from the fridge at least one hour or more to warm up to room temperature before baking.
  2. Can we freeze them? Make sure your beans are cooled before freezing. Then transfer them to an air-tight container and freeze them. They will freeze well for a few weeks.
A large glass baking dish filled with baked beans of all sizes.

An Ideal Side Dish

This drunken baked beans casserole is relatively easy to make and tastes great. It’s always a huge hit at every barbecue. My friend Eileen shared this recipe with us. She named it “drunken” simply because of the Bourbon she added into the sauce. Very clever.

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A large glass baking dish filled with baked beans of all sizes.

Drunken Baked Beans Casserole

Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Drunken Baked Beans Casserole is a delicious blend of four different beans that's baked in a sweet and sour sauce made from onions, Bourbon, mustard, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and ketchup. If you're having a barbecue, this is the ultimate side dish you need to serve!

Ingredients

  • 1 (28 ounces, or 2-16oz) can baked beans ( Bush's original)
  • 1 (15 ounces) can dark red kidney beans - rinse and drained
  • 1 (15 ounces) can white beans - rinse and drained
  • 1 (15 ounces) large butter beans- rinse and drained
  • 1 small onion - diced
  • 1/4 cup Bourbon or Rum or Red Wine
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup organic apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup organic ketchup
  • 3/4 cup water - divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a 13 x 9 baking dish Pyrex dish. Take the first 5 ingredients and place them into the baking dish.
  2. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the Bourbon, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and ketchup. Stir in 1/2 cup of water, (reserve the other 1/4 cup for later).
  3. Pour onto the bean mixture and gently mix all together until well blended.
  4. BAKE, uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes. Check on the beans after 25 minutes. If the beans look as if they could use a little more liquid, add in the remaining 1/4 cup of water or more, as needed.
  5. Remove from oven and cover with foil wrap to keep warm until you're ready to serve.
  6. Serve beans warm.
  7. Serves 10 to 12

Notes

Here's a Tip:

  • If you are planning to make this one day ahead, keep in mind you may need to add some water to the sauce when re-heating in the oven.
  • Also, if you prefer the beans to be more saucy, then double the sauce ingredients.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 servings Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 425Total Fat: 4.5gCarbohydrates: 68gFiber: 16.4gSugar: 10.5gProtein: 22.6g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Sides

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31 Comments

  1. I like beans and legumes in all their colours! I love to use chickpeas and cannellini and red kidney and on it goes…

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    1. Hi Ramona! Yes, you do drain them and give them a good rinse. Then follow the directions in our recipe card on the bottom. Have a great day! 🙂

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    1. Aw, thanks, Karen! We make this baked beans casserole often and everyone truly LOVES it! 🙂

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  4. Quick question do you have to use organic ketchup and brown sugar or can it be regular?

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    1. Hi Eileen! Yes, indeed! You can certainly use regular for any of the ingredients with our recipes.
      Enjoy and Happy 4th of July!

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  7. This dish is delicious but I found there wasn’t much sauce when done baking as the beans soaked it up. Next time I think I’ll double the sauce recipe and that should solve the issue.

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    1. Thanks so much Darcelle! Welcome to our blog. It’s so nice to meet you! And yes if you prefer a lot of sauce with these beans, you can add more or even double the ingredients. So happy you enjoyed them.
      Xo

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    1. These are! I make them all summer long and especially for Memorial Day and the 4th of July! Enjoy and thanks for your comment Abbe!

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    1. Yes – these are so good, everyone loved the flavors of these beans – you have to try them Barbara! Thanks for taking the time to leave the comment.
      Xo

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    1. Hi Anonymous!
      I never made this using dry beans so I don't have the experience to tell you if it will work.
      It will always be fantastic tasting and much easier if you use the canned beans. But, if you do try it with the dry beans, please let is know how this recipe turns out! ( I hope his helps)

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  15. I think its better for the kids to eat, I would bring the mozzarella balls and tomatoes pasta salad. Everyone will enjoy it- especially the little ones.

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