5-Ingredient Slow Cooker BBQ Beans
Slow-cooker BBQ beans are pure comfort food and require only five ingredients. Toss the ingredients into the Crock Pot and let it do all the work. You get a delicious side dish perfect for picnics, potlucks, or any occasion.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours and 5 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Preparation Level: Beginner +
Great Features Of Slow Cooker BBQ Beans From Scratch
- The recipe is budget-friendly.
- You can have the recipe in the pot and cooking in five minutes.
- It’s perfect for a crowd.
Ingredients
- Canned pinto beans, undrained
- Diced white onion
- BBQ sauce
- Molasses
- Black pepper
Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for a full printable recipe with all the measurements and instructions.
How To Make The Beans
Start by adding the undrained cans of pinto beans to a slow cooker.
Next, add the diced onion, BBQ sauce, molasses, and black pepper and stir to combine. Place the lid on top and cook on the low-temperature setting for eight hours.
What To Serve With BBQ Baked Beans
- Carolina Slaw Dog Recipe from Julia’s Simply Southern
- Loaded Jiffy Cornbread (pictured above)
- 6-Ingredient Sloppy Joes
- Oven-Baked Sticky Pork Ribs
- Southern Macaroni Salad
How To Reheat And Store Leftover Baked Beans
Any leftover beans should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To reheat, place the beans in a saucepan and heat them on medium-high for about 10 minutes or until they are heated. Alternatively, place them in a microwave-safe dish and microwave for two to three minutes or until they are hot.
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker BBQ Beans
Ingredients
- 3 – 16 ounce cans of pinto beans undrained
- 1 white onion diced
- 18 ounces BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add the cans of pinto beans to a slow cooker.
- Next, add the onion, BBQ sauce, molasses, and black pepper and mix well until combined.
- Place the lid on top and cook on the low temperature setting for eight hours.
very delicious!! goof recipe.
Thank you!
I have to make it into smaller size and it will work/with corn bread
You can definitely make it a smaller size. It’s so perfect with cornbread!
I have an upcoming event at my church next week. I will try making your slow cooking bbq beans. I hope the flavor, the taste will be there to wow them!
Mind you, these are women of Christ ( to include myself ) and most of them are mom’s!
So let truth be told next weekend! 🥹😍🙏🏽🫶🏼 God bless!
I hope you have a wonderful time at church! I always love gatherings at church. I hope you all love the beans!
Great taste and VERY easy! It makes a LOT, too – great for potlucks or church suppers – and the flavors are even better if you refrigerate this overnight. And with moist Jiffy cornbread – heaven. This will fill you up on a relatively small amount so it’s a budget-friendly side, too. 🙂
A couple of things I modified: 1. Instead of dicing a fresh onion, I used a 12-oz bag of frozen chopped onion (worked just as well); 2. For the last half hour of cooking, I removed the slow-cooker cover, added 2 tablespoons worth of cornstarch slurry and mixed it in well, and changed the cooking temp to HIGH. That made it to my desired thickness.
Thank you for a great side/potluck dish! This one’s definitely going in the rotation.
So glad you loved this and great modifications! Thank you for sharing!