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Kay's Crockpot Red Beans

Almost all cooks around here have their special red beans and rice recipe.  Here is one of mine for the crock pot. 

1 pound of red beans, rinsed and sorted
1 1/2 - 2  32 oz. boxes beef broth
1 large onion, diced
1 medium green pepper,diced
2 stalks of celery, diced
3 T.  parsley flakes
2 large bay leaves
1 T. garlic powder
1/2 T. black pepper ( I like pepper-feel free to reduce to your taste)
1/2 T. seasoned salt
1 pound of beef sausage, sliced into rounds
1 cup diced ham and/or a ham bone ( Sometimes I put 2 cups of diced ham because my husband loves ham)
6 slices of bacon cut into 1-inch pieces (do not fry)

Put all items in the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Add hot sauce if you like your beans to have a kick.  Serve with white rice. The beef broth works magic in the area of flavor.

Note: The final broth will be a bit thin.  If you like a thicker, creamier broth with your beans, reduce the beef broth to 1 1/2 boxes or in the final hour of cooking, remove 2 cups of the beans, mash and return to crockpot.

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