How to Make 4 Great Baked Bean Recipes

British Beans on Toast - a cozy fave from the other side of the pond

Baked beans are simply great. Whether it’s warming up your kitchen on a cold day, or welcoming friends and family, simmering in a Crockpot on the deck, beans are always welcome. 

Here are 4 easy, money saving bean recipes: traditional Baked, hearty Cowboy Beans, kid-pleasing Pizza Beans, and Beans on Toast for a satisfying lunch. 

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Homemade Baked Beans: you CAN make this iconic crave food!

These baked beans (scratch) blend Navy beans with catsup, brown sugar, and molasses, before baking for the afternoon, or simmering overnight in the Crockpot. 

Cowboy Beans: you’ll be right at home on the range with this meaty favorite

Cowboy Baked Beans is a hearty recipe with chunks of browned hamburger and a zippy sauce. 

Pizza Beans: flavors that please the whole family

This Pizza Beans recipe blends creamy canelli beans in marinara sauce with your favorite pizza parlor toppings. 

Beans on Toast: a British childhood memory

British Beans on Toast blends sweet, comforting baked beans with the hearty crunch of fresh toast. 

By Gail McGaffigan

Gail was raised in a traditional, one-income family. She and her family have been living happily on one income since 2004.