Smoked Baked Beans with Brisket are scratch-made smoked baked beans in their own homemade tangy sauce, with the added bonus of adding cubed brisket into the mix for extra flavor.

Smoked Baked Beans with Brisket

Using leftover Brisket instead of ground beef or bacon, these wood-fired baked beans feature northern beans, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, tomato sauce, vinegar, along with flavorful seasonings in our homemade tangy sauce.

My baked beans are done on our pellet grill and are an excellent side dish for any barbecue, cookout, potluck, or family gathering.

What kind of beans are best?

In this recipe, I’m using Great Northern Beans. You can use other varieties of beans, in fact, whatever you prefer. A lot of recipes call for Navy beans which also would be amazing. I like the Northern Bean because it has delicate skin and flavor and can be used in many different recipes, such as soups and chili.

If you prefer pinto, go for it! You can use a variety of your favorites too if you want to add different colors to your Baked Beans! In other words, almost anything goes!

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Brisket Baked Beans shopping list

Wondering if you have to hit the store? Here’s the list of items you’ll need to make this recipe. For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Ketchup
• Dark brown sugar
• Beer
• Apple cider vinegar
• Yellow mustard
• BBQ Rub
• Leftover brisket
• Great Northern Beans
• Onion

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How to make Smoked Baked Beans

This is just the overview so you can see what you’re actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

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Can you use another type of bean for this dish?

• Pinto Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Navy Beans
• Cannellini Beans (also known as white Italian kidney beans)
• Great Northern Beans

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Brisket Baked Beans FAQ

Why use brisket instead of ground beef?

The smokiness of the leftover Brisket adds to the complexity of the flavors that go into these homemade baked beans. Feel free to add your own twist to this easy recipe if you’d like! You could also add ground beef if your family prefers lots of meat.

What should you serve with baked beans?

How about starting off with an appetizer such as my Traeger Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp.  

Then, start your main event with my Traeger Cheeseburger Meatloaf or my Traeger Grilled Stuffed Burgers!

If you want to go a different route? How about my Traeger Jalapeño Poppers for an appetizer with a little “pop” to get everything started?

Then on to your main course: Traeger Smoked Ham!

Do you want to go with chicken? How about trying my Traeger Grilled Chicken Leg Quarters? Another great combination!

Whatever you decide to grill will be DELICIOUS! We all know that EVERYTHING tastes better when cooked on the grill in the great outdoors!

Then for the finale? Try my Traeger Apple Crisp!

There is nothing better than planning an entire meal on the grill! No mess in the kitchen other than prepping, no heating up the kitchen for HOURS, and minimal dishes to dirty! WINNING! Easy ways to save you time so YOU can also enjoy your meal and visit with your family and friends, which is the whole point, right?