baked beans

plural noun

1. small white dried beans that have been baked, usually with salt pork, brown sugar or molasses, and seasonings.

baked beans

plural noun

1. haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of baked beans¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Achieving these health benefits may be as simple as swapping ham for baked beans in a toastie for lunch, or substituting half of the mince in your bolognese for lentils at dinner.

From Salon

Inside over breakfast, the chatter of possible strikes and crew members wolfing down baked beans, fried eggs and mugs of tea.

From New York Times

They include soft drinks, salty and sugary snacks, ice cream, hamburger, canned baked beans, ketchup, mayonnaise, packaged breads and flavored cereals.

From Science Daily

This was the latest in a whirlwind of first-time-evers that included flying over an ocean, signing the United Kingdom Official Secrets oath, eating baked beans for breakfast, and learning how to use a bobby pin to pick the lock on a pair of military-grade North Korean leg shackles.

From Literature

A pile of paper napkins, a Styrofoam plate full of unwanted baked beans, a banana peel, an oozing milk carton.

From Literature