Slow Cooker Ham and Beans

I will be making this more often. Love it!

It was tasty, and had a nice bit of heat in the aftertaste, but it was sweeter than I was expecting. Next time I'll use less sugar.

We loved this! It's super easy & my hubby said he likes it way better than traditional ham & beans. He loved the sweet vs hot mixture. The teenage, who 'hates ham & beans', said he liked it & had 2 bowls! I used black eyed peas in place of navy beans, added a tiny bit of cumin, and use a little cilantro in place of parsley (we were out). This will likely be my go to bean recipe going forward.

We loved this! It's super easy & my hubby said he likes it way better than traditional ham & beans. He loved the sweet vs hot mixture. The teenage, who 'hates ham & beans', said he liked it & had 2 bowls! I used black eyed peas in place of navy beans, added a tiny bit of cumin, and use a little cilantro in place of parsley (we were out). This will likely be my go to bean recipe going forward.

Great & easy recipe! I deviated somewhat from the basic recipe after reading reviews and using what I had on hand. My wife had bought some ground ham in the deli, so I used a 1/2 Lbs. of that. I had a bag of 15 beans and soaked them overnight (did NOT use the flavor packet with it). I started with a 28oz can of diced tomatoes, 1 chopped medium onion, about a half cup each of chopped green and red pepper (frozen from bags in the freezer), 2 tsp. crushed jar garlic, brown sugar & spices as indicated. Added the beans & homemade chicken stock instead of water I had on hand. About 6 hours in, chopped 1 Lbs. of turkey kielbasa in half moons (less five inches that I grilled and put on a hotdog bun for lunch)& added it to crockpot. 11 hours in it was still to soupy for my taste. I skimmed out about 1 cup of liquid, cool it in fridge, then whisked in about 4 TBL of flour to the cool liquid. Added mixture back to crockpot to thicken to light gravy type texture. Everyone loved it - a keeper!