TRY THESE Beans (over Rice) in the Crockpot!!

SO GOOD!!!

Next time:

🫘 soaked pinto beans

🥔 potatoes

🥕 carrots

🧅 onions

🌿 celery

🥬 cabbage

🧄 at least 2 Tbsp jarred garlic

beef bouillon for the cooking liquid

2 Tbsp Worcestershire

basil

thyme

black pepper

2 bay leaves

garlic powder

onion powder

For an italian-y batch   I'd go in a completely different direction:

• Pinto, cannellini, or great northern beans
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Celery
• Onion
• Cabbage
• Tomatoes — canned diced tomatoes would be especially good
• Garlic — generous amount!
• Italian seasoning
• Basil
• Maybe a little oregano
• Beef bouillon, if you like that savory depth
• Worcestershire — just a splash
• Black pepper

1 lb. dried beans  (Note:  Pinto beans worked GREAT for me)

   (Optional:  soak beans overnight in cold water to reduce cook time and improve digestibility.  Drain and rinse before cooking) NOTE:  if you're starting with completely dried kidney beans, they need special handling because of their natural toxin. Pinto beans are much less of a concern, but I still recommend soaking and boiling the beans before putting them in the slow cooker.

1 onion, diced

2-3 stalks celery, diced

1 pound of carrots, chunked

2 T. minced garlic

1 lb. smoked sausage, thinly sliced (NOTE:  I had a half pound

      of leftover roast beef, so I chopped it up and used instead_

3 bay leaves

6 cup broth, water, or a combination  (I actually used about 8 cups

      of water, then 3 or 4 "double" packets of beef bouillon)

     try with green peppers, chopped tomatoes?

Seasoning suggested:

          (1 tsp. Creole seasoning, plus more to taste)

          S & P

          1 T. Worcestershire sauce  

ChatGPT suggested:

For a crockpot full of beans:

• 1–1½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½–1 tsp dried thyme (had no thyme, used BASIL)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 1–2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (probably used at least 2 T)

Put all in crockpot and stir to combine.  Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, until beans are soft and creamy.

Discard bay leaves.

Serve over rice.  (I didn't!  I ate it as soup)

It's supposed to freeze great, but I wouldn't double the recipe - my crock pot was full to almost overflowing!