Sausage And Bean Slow Cooker Dinner

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound lamb sausage links
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco®) (optional)
• 4 carrots, cut in chunks
• 1 (14 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 15 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 30 mins


• heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook the sausage until well browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• stir in the onion; cook and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• remove the sausages, and cut them into 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch pieces.
• pour the beef stock, tomatoes, tomato puree, and hot sauce into the skillet with the onion and bring the mixture to a simmer, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
• place the carrots into a slow cooker, followed by the garbanzo beans and kidney beans.
• arrange the sausage pieces on top.
• pour the sauce from the skillet into the slow cooker.
• cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.