Beans with Smoked Sausage

By mirving

Ingredients

• 2 lbs smoked sausage, cut into pieces
• 1 tblsp olive oil
• 1/3 cup minced onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups dried white beans
• 2 cups water
• 1 tblsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 cans chicken broth

Preparation

Step 1

Saute sausage 5 minutes until brown in skillet. Place in slow cooker. Heat oil in skillet and add onions and garlic; cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Sort and wash beans. Add beans, onion mixture, water and the remaining ingredients to cooker. Cover and cook on high 6-8 hours. Check at 6 hours. If beans are tender, stop cooking.