*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Spicy Western Beans

Recipe By     : Rival's Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Cuisine; 1995
Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/3  c             Lentils
   1 1/3  c             Water
   4      sl            Bacon -- fried & diced
   1                    Onion -- chopped
   2      tb            Ketchup
   1      ts            Garlic powder
     3/4  ts            Chili powder
     1/2  ts            Ground cumin
     1/4  ts            Dried red pepper flakes
   1                    Bay leaf
  14      oz            Can chopped tomatoes -- with liquid
  16      oz            Can pinto beans -- undrained
  16      oz            Can red kidney beans -- undrained

Boil 1/3 cup lentils in 1-1/3 cup water for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain.
Fry bacon strips. In bacon grease, cook onions until transparent.
Combine lentils, bacon, onion, ketchup, garlic powder, chili powder,
cumin, pepper flakes, bay leaf, tomatoes, and beans in Crock-Pot.
Cook on High 3 to 4 hours. Remove bay leaf. Serve.

Serves 8 to 10


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