Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  dried cannellini beans or white northern
  6               cups  water
  2                     hot italian sausages -- sliced
  1              large  onion -- chopped
  1              large  garlic clove -- minced
  2              large  tomatoes -- (ripe/peel/chop
  1                     bay leaf -- crumbled
     1/2      teaspoon  thyme -- crumbled
     1/2      teaspoon  basil -- crumbled
  3             strips  orange rind -- (1 in)
  1           teaspoon  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  pepper
  1           teaspoon  instant beef broth -- (bouillon)

Preparation:

1. Pick over beans and rinse. Cover beans with water in a large kettle; bring to boiling; cover; cook 2 minutes; remove from heat; let stand 1 hour. Pour into an electric slow cooker. 2. Brown sausages in a small skillet; push to one side; saute onion and garlic in same pan until soft; stir in tomato, bay leaf, thyme, basil, orange strips, salt and pepper and instant beef broth; bring to boiling; stir into beans; cover. 3. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 5 hours or until beans are tender.

Nutritional Information:

20 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 367mg Sodium