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Slow cooker BBQ Beans and Smoked Sausage<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a recipe I have used a lot when I am busy on weekends and don\u2019t want to have to drop everything and cook. Nice to come home to on a chilly autumn afternoon or a slopstorm-laden winter day. And if your grandkids don\u2019t like this dish, they are not human. They are space aliens.<\/p>\n This does go well with cornbread, which is easy to make. Some stores are carrying it in their bakery sections. All you need beyond that is cut veggies (finger food) and good beverages, and fine company to share the bounty. This recipe will serve 5 to 6 people, so adjust your quantities accordingly.<\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 2 cans (15.5 ounces each) of Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed. (Use your favorite brand for this.)<\/p>\n 2 cans (15 ounces each) of black beans, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n 1 large onion, chopped (the white onions have plenty of flavor) \u2013 should be 1 cup (8 ounces) if you use the entire onion. Prep ahead by chopping onions and bagging them for the freezer. Saves some time!<\/p>\n 1 cup barbecue sauce \u2013 commercial brands are fine, but if you have your own recipe, then use that..<\/p>\n \u00bc cup packed brown sugar<\/p>\n 1 tablespoon of ground dry mustard<\/p>\n 1 tablespoon Worcestrshire sauce4 (if you have none, soy sauce is okay for this)<\/p>\n 2 teaspoons chili powder (I have this as an option for me: too much heat equals stomach ache, so adjust according to your tolerance for chilis)<\/p>\n 1 ring (up to 1.25 lb) of fully cooked smoked Polish sausage (Kielbasa). N.B.: if you have hungry kids, add MORE smoked sausage, but cut it into chunks first.<\/p>\n Directions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray.<\/p>\n Put the beans in the slow cooker first, then put the sausage on top.<\/p>\n Cover and cook on LOW setting 5 to 6 hours. When you come indoors after being out in the chill and cold, or at the end of a snowball fortress takeover, this is a welcome scent.<\/p>\n Cornbread or corn muffins go well with this, along with celery sticks and baby carrots \u2013 finger foods for kids – and radishes. Basically, this is simply good, solid, nourishing food that is low in cost and generous in flavor.<\/p>\n Bon appetit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"