BBQ Baked Beans & Sausage

Loved this! Had to make a few small changes to fit a diabetic lifestyle. One can of beans, homemade BBQ sauce and lots of peppers and celery as well as more spinach (what I had on hand). Will definitely be making again!

Very yummy and you could vary it with sausage, veggies, bbq sauce, very versatile.

I used field roast Chipotle sausage to make it vegetarian.

Great flavor, easy to make We substituted the collard greens for spinach. It was so easy and very tasty. I never understand the people who have to moan about sodium, or sugar, or carbohydrates or whatever. Either adjust the recipe or don't use it. I am a type 2 diabetic, and can use this recipe quite well. It didn't raise my sugars because I also exercise. Anyway, quite a nice recipe that could be easily altered to fit one's dietary needs. Pros: Easy, tasty, healthy Cons: My family hates collard greens

My husband loved it! My husband loved these. If you like sweet and saucy bean recipes, then this is right up your alley. Didn't have the collard greens so I had to substitute Kale in the video demonstration. I also lacked molasses so I substituted with equal parts maple syrup. This was easy to make and made a great side dish to our dinner entree.

A hit at our house I substituted spinach for collards and it was great. It tasted even better the next day. You can't beat this for a quick meal without all of the muss and fuss. I have a few picky eaters in my family and they all enjoyed it. Pros: Easy to make, economical, great flavor

Quick and easy This was a ridiculously simple dish to throw together with great results. I made it the day before serving since I knew the beans would absorb more flavor that way. I usually tinker with recipes but I made this one with only one change, which was using an extra link of sausage. What on earth would I do with one leftover sausage link? So in it went! I love that this used collards instead of spinach. Hearty greens like collards and kale are often ignored in recipes. Easy to prepare, very tasty results. What is not to love? Pros: Uses that often ignored green, the collard Cons: None

Quick and easyThis recipe tastes quite good and is very easy to make. It's great as a quick make-ahead recipe.Like many of the other reviewers, I skipped the molasses but did add in about a tsp of brown sugar because I wanted to counteract some of the heat in the bbq sauce that I used. I also skipped the salt. It is entirely unnecessary.I also substituted the collard greens with kale, since other members of my family are not fans of collards. The kale worked well - it was not bitter and also didn't fall apart as I imagine spinach would. Next time, I would like to try bok choy, since I find the leafy part fairly simiar to collards when stewed or braised.

Quick and easy This recipe tastes quite good and is very easy to make. It's great as a quick make-ahead recipe. Like many of the other reviewers, I skipped the molasses but did add in about a tsp of brown sugar because I wanted to counteract some of the heat in the bbq sauce that I used. I also skipped the salt. It is entirely unnecessary. I also substituted the collard greens with kale, since other members of my family are not fans of collards. The kale worked well - it was not bitter and also didn't fall apart as I imagine spinach would. Next time, I would like to try bok choy, since I find the leafy part fairly simiar to collards when stewed or braised.

So yummy! I've made this recipe a few times, always with Jennie-O smoked turkey sausage. I typically use Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and usually add a little extra. Pros: Delicious, easy, good as leftovers.

comforting, sweet, filling Very comfort-food friendly, liked having the flavor of baked beans but the added nutrients of greens and sausage to make it a meal (as a vegetarian meal, it would have been great too). I should have added more greens. The type of BBQ sauce really matters though...we decided we wanted to try a different brand next time. Needed some spice. I added 2TB apple cider vinegar and 2T dijon mustard. Pros: filling, nice addition of collards, nice flavors Cons: type of BBQ sauce matters a lot, on the sugary side.

Pretty good! Easy and cheap. I left out the molasses and addes just a little chicken stock. I would make it again.

I am not a baked bean fan, but my husband requests them every year for his birthday. I've easily prepared 28 versions since getting married, looking for one we both would enjoy. This recipe ranks right up there as one of the best! Certainly it is the healthiest and perhaps easiest by far. Definitely a keeper...particularly love the spinach addition!

I wasn't excited to cook this, but I am looking for recipes that get new vegetables (like collards) into my family's diet. It was surprisingly delicious. I carmelized the onions alone, because I don't like the bite of crunchy onions. I added the collards after the sausage started to release some juices because I don't typically like cooked greens; I have awful childhood memories of cooked collards so I wanted them cooked in sausage drippings. (See, I told you I wasn't excited about this dish!) Next time - and there will be a next time - I will add the collards earlier. They are a heavier green than I expected them to be, and they had too much body/texture in the final dish. Still, it was very yummy. My 3-year-old ate it with some extra bbq sauce. Oh, I also cut the collards in half, and this was plenty. 4 cups of collards would have resulted in this dish being called "BBQ Collards and Sausage". Then again, maybe if they were actually a bit wilted... anyways, it gets a 5-star review in my book, and I don't give 5 stars often. Anneliese, Phoenix, AZ

Great recipe for kids and adults alike, both my husband and toddler devoured it! its a really wonderful dish for a weeknight meal, quick and tasty. the only thing that stopped me giving this an awesome rating was the sausages. i may have cut them too small, but i found them to be a bit unnoticable and not really adding anything to the dish. when i am making it again i may use a chopped pork chop or some chicken breasts, or perhaps grill whole sausages and add at the end. apart from that it was really good and i will definitely be making it again!

Great recipe for kids and adults alike, both my husband and toddler devoured it! its a really wonderful dish for a weeknight meal, quick and tasty. the only thing that stopped me giving this an awesome rating was the sausages. i may have cut them too small, but i found them to be a bit unnoticable and not really adding anything to the dish. when i am making it again i may use a chopped pork chop or some chicken breasts, or perhaps grill whole sausages and add at the end. apart from that it was really good and i will definitely be making it again!

I used spinach instead of collard greens (just because I already had it) & pinto beans. My husband, who can be a little picky about baked beans, said this is "definitely a keeper" & has already asked for them again. My two kids really like baked beans so we love that this incorporates "greens" into it & does not add sugar to the recipe like most. The flavor is wonderful. We actually used turkey breakfast sausage links that I cooked & then cut into bite size pieces & then added as the recipe called for. Good recipe for kids & adults!