Slow-Cooker Baked Bean Stew

A simple but hearty stew of smoked sausage with baked beans and seasonings simmers for hours in the slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 409 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• ¾ teaspoon crumbled dried sage
• 2 (16 ounce) cans baked beans
• ¾ teaspoon cumin seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the onion, green bell pepper, olive oil, sage, and cumin seed into a slow cooker, and set the cooker on Low. Cover cooker, and simmer for 2 hours. Stir in the smoked sausage, baked beans, garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes, and garlic, and cook on Low until flavors are blended, an additional 2 to 4 hours.