Slow-Cooker Potluck Beans

Name: Slow-Cooker Potluck Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup brewed coffee; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard; 2 tablespoons molasses; 2 cans (16 ounces each) butter beans; 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans; 2 cans (16 ounces each) navy beans

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 4 hours YIELD: 16 servings.

It was the morning of our family potluck and I still needed something to bring. I threw together this recipe while drinking my morning coffee. By the end of the gathering, the beans were all gone and someone had even washed the slow cooker for me! —Mary Anne Thygesen, Portland, Oregon

Ingredients

1 cup brewed coffee
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
2 cans (16 ounces each) butter beans
2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans
2 cans (16 ounces each) navy beans

Directions

1. In a greased 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, mix first 4 ingredients. Rinse and drain beans; stir into coffee mixture. Cook, covered, on low until flavors are blended, 4-5 hours.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 183 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 403mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 8g fiber), 11g protein.

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