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Since the weekend is coming up, I thought a slow cooker recipe might be a good idea, because there is nothing better than going out to shovel snow and coming back into a warm house, only to catch the scent of BBQ beans or a good chicken casserole wafting through the late afternoon hour. Also, I thought Aysel could use another slow cooker item in her repertoire.<\/p>\n
This recipe comes from the kitchens of Betty Crocker, and I have used it many, many times. You’ll find that substituting your own favorite spicy flavors for the original recipe works quite well. The full recipe makes 4 to 6 servings<\/p>\n
Here we go:<\/p>\n
2 cans 15 oz+ each of great northern beans, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n
2 can 15 oz each of black beans, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n
1 large onion chopped (amt. equal to 1 cup)<\/p>\n
1 cup BBQ sauce<\/p>\n
1\/4 cup packed brown sugar<\/p>\n
1 tablespoon ground mustard<\/p>\n
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n
2 teaspoons of chili powder<\/p>\n
1 ring (1 lb to 1.25 lb) fully cooked smoke sausage<\/p>\n
Mix all the ingredients except for the sausage together in the crockpot, then place the sausage ring on top of the beans. \u00a0The heat from the beans and BBQ sauce will steam the sausage nicely.<\/p>\n
Cover and cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours. Should provide at least 4 servings, and up to 6.<\/p>\n
Here’s the best part: you don’t have to stick strictly to this recipe, ever. \u00a0I don’t. Instead of the GN and black beans, I use beans canned in chili sauce, a mild chorizo sausage cooked ahead to add spiciness, whole grain spicy mustard instead of the dry mustard, and some chopped garlic along with the onions. I don’t use additional brown sugar or chili powder because the BBQ sauce (a commercial brand) has enough sugar in it. \u00a0Whatever variation you like is okay.<\/p>\n
Also, I put chopped onions on the beans when I put this stuff on a plate. Add some cornbread to it, plus some good dill pickles and radishes and other such comestibles, and a favorite beverage. A good cole slaw goes well with this, and\u00a0apple pie with ice cream is always good for dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"