Grilled Beans

  4.9 – 18 reviews  • Grilling
Level: Easy
Total: 35 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup diced sweet yellow onion
  2. 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  3. Oil, for cooking
  4. Two 15.5-ounce cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  5. Two 15.5-ounce cans northern white beans, drained and rinsed
  6. One 15-ounce can tomato sauce
  7. 1/2 cup ketchup
  8. 1/4 cup brown sugar
  9. 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  10. 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  11. 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  12. 1 teaspoon chili powder
  13. 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  14. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  15. Green onions, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat a grill for cooking at medium-high heat.
  2. Place a skillet on the grill. Cook the onions and green peppers with some oil in the skillet for 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Add the beans, tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, cayenne, chili powder, smoked paprika and garlic and stir. Cook with the grill covered, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Garnish with green onions, if using.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 6 servings
Calories 474
Total Fat 8 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Carbohydrates 81 g
Dietary Fiber 17 g
Sugar 20 g
Protein 24 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 908 mg

Reviews

Paul Johnston
Thank you Kardea it was so easy and tasty my kids couldn’t have enough and specially helpful since I’m a working Mom.
Joseph Frank
The BEST beans!! I make it just as it says, except I love multicolored bell peppers, so I mix about a cup of red, yellow, orange, and green, cook with the onion in just a spray of olive oil. I have used different combinations of beans to use up what I had on hand, and once I was out of tomato sauce and had to use crushed tomatoes, but I don’t mess with Kardea’s sauce. The seasonings work together so, so well, very tasty, with a kick. I guess you could use less cayenne if you were making for sensitive tastebuds.
I have been using and loving this recipe and knew it was pretty healthy, but today I entered the recipe into the WW app, and it’s only 3 points per serving and you get a + point for using a cup of non starchy vegetables! Score!! I had to comment when I saw this, think of it, all this taste, and NO guilt!!
Thank you Kardea!!
Gary Smith
Best bean dish I have ever made. It was a huge hit at a potluck and is requested by my family often. I followed the recipe as posted and didn’t change a thing. It was very and quick.
Tammy Gonzalez
These were so good and easy. Made them on the stove top and added in sliced jalapeno for some heat.
Nathan Mitchell
Absolutely the best beans I have ever had!
Julie Velasquez
Comfort food perfection!  As others did I made this on the stovetop using a 12″ well-seasoned cast iron skillet.  It worked just fine, so do not hesitate to try this method.  However, I substituted white wine vinegar, because I had some already opened.  But other than that I followed the recipe exactly.  As suggested I added my own choice of meat to the dish, in this case 4 Nathan’s hot dogs (again, something I already had and needed to use) cut up into small chunks of roughly 3/4″ each.  Shredded chicken and cut-up pork chops or mild Italian sausage (already cooked, of course) would also work extremely well in this dish.
Jessica Love
I, too, made them on the stovetop. The best!
Rebecca Phillips
I made these on the stovetop, like another reviewer, and they came out great.
John Smith
The family loved these! It will be a weekly dish. 
Emily Brown
Delicious! Made them on the stove top, came out great! 

 

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