{"id":92667,"date":"2019-11-14T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=92667"},"modified":"2019-11-14T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T17:25:20","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=92667","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?resize=444%2C333&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DSCN3814.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love BBQ beans with smoked sausage and this version comes from Mom On Time Out:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momontimeout.com\/slow-cooker-kielbasa-and-barbecue-beans\/\">https:\/\/www.momontimeout.com\/slow-cooker-kielbasa-and-barbecue-beans\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bon appetit to all and sundry!<\/p>\n<p><strong>BBQ Beans w\/Kielbasa or Smoked Sausage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 -&gt; 15 oz black beans canned, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n<p>2 -&gt; 15.8 oz Great Northern beans canned, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n<p>1 -&gt;1.25 oz can kidney beans canned, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n<p>1 onion, diced<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup barbecue sauce<\/p>\n<p>\u00be cup ketchup<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp mustard<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp chili powder<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp apple cider vinegar<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup maple syrup<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup molasses<\/p>\n<p>14.5 oz chicken broth<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd lb bacon cooked, cut into bite size pieces (optional)<\/p>\n<p>2 lbs Kielbasa or smoked sausage cut into bite size pieces<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large slow cooker, add all of the ingredients except for the kielbasa and stir gently to combine.<\/p>\n<p>Place the kielbasa on top and cover with the lid.<\/p>\n<p>Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in the kielbasa before serving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider the addition of bacon to this to be optional, if you prefer to not use it, as is the use of chili powder.<\/p>\n<p>The BBQ sauce can be a commercial brand suited to your personal taste,<\/p>\n<p>The author of the recipe recommends cooking on low with the longer cooking time, and I agree, as cooking on the high temp in a slow cooker can dry out the beans considerably.<\/p>\n<p>I use beans canned in mild chili sauce instead of plain canned beans, but that&#8217;s a personal choice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love BBQ beans with smoked sausage and this version comes from Mom On Time Out:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.momontimeout.com\/slow-cooker-kielbasa-and-barbecue-beans\/ Bon appetit to all and sundry! BBQ Beans w\/Kielbasa or Smoked Sausage Ingredients: 2 -&gt; 15 oz black beans canned, drained and rinsed 2 -&gt; 15.8 oz Great Northern beans canned, drained and rinsed 1 -&gt;1.25 oz can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ozh1-o6D","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}