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!
Really Delicious I also used spinach instead of collard greens. Really good. I left the molasses out since I'm diabetic and didn't want that sugar. As for the sauce I used the original blend of the Stubbs All-Natural. It only has 4-5g of sugar compared to 9g from Kraft. Very tasty. Pros: Easy to make great flavor
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.
This recipe was DELICIOUS! I used the Neely's jarred bbq sauce from the store and chipotle flavored turkey sausage. I wanted to serve this as a side so I cut the sausages into cubes instead of slices. I love greens so I was excited to make this dish however my grocery store was out of collard greens so I used mustard greens. I think they're a little more bitter than collard greens but it was still outstanding. This recipe will be replacing my traditional baked bean recipe! It's delicious and healthy.
We love this recipe in our house. It's SO simple and fast great for a weeknight. We've done it with collard greens and spinach--obviously the spinach cooks a bit faster so I toss it in at the end. I love to have this with a hunk of good bread too!
Wonderfully easy and delicious! I know a lot of the people trying this recipe are planning to use spinach instead of the collard greens. But I have to say that this was a fantastic venue for introducing them to my boyfriend who has not had them before. They held up better than I think spinach might - not getting too wilted - and being chopped and mixed in with the sauce made them not so overwhelming. I used mild chicken italian sausage and found that the fennel in it really enhanced this dish. Don't be afraid - try it the way it is!! Pros: One Pot Supper; great use of veggies Cons: Would maybe use more sausage
Delicious collard greens recipe I like the collard greens with this and would probably like spinach too but since I liked it with the collards I'll continue to use that. I didnt add the molasses either since there was some already in the BBQ sauce I used. Someone suggested Kraft Light but check your ingredients. Just because it says light doesnt mean its healthy. I use Stubbs Original. Compared to Kraft it does not have any sucralose or preservitives and as a bonus less sodium. Pros: easy Cons: quick
Very yummy and you could vary it with sausage veggies bbq sauce very versatile.
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.
