We tried 9 top-rated brands, including Bush's, Amy's, and Heinz to find the best beans for your backyard barbecue.

When you want big flavor without a big fuss, Mexican Casserole Magic is your weeknight hero. Think taco night meets nacho ...

These delicious Crockpot Bourbon Baked Beans are perfect for a family barbecue, summer dinner, or any day of the week.

Three 15½-ounce cans butter beans (1½ cups liquid reserved), rinsed and drained 2 dried árbol chilies OR ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 to 1¼ pounds smoked sausage, such as kielbasa or ...

If butter beans are difficult to find, cannellini beans work, too. Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.

A wooden spoon spooning out a helping of glossy, sticky baked beans from a crockery pot sitting on a gingham tablecloth. - Grandriver/Getty Images ...

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for baked beans and smoked sausages, with paprika, onions and sweet peppers. (Milk Street via AP) Tavče gravče, which translates as “beans in ...

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for baked beans and smoked sausages, with paprika, onions and sweet peppers. (Milk Street via AP) Tavče gravče, which translates as “beans in a pan,” ...

cannellini beans work, too. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.