Spicy Beans Tex-mex (crock Pot)

Total Time: 6 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup lentils
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 5 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 combine lentils and water in large saucepan, boil 20 to 30 minutes, drain.
• 2 cook bacon in med skittle until crispy, transfer to paper towels to drain, cool then crumble bacon. in same skittle cook onion in bacon drippings until tender.
• 3 combine lentils, bacon, onion, beans, tomatoes with juice, ketchup, garlic, chili powder, cumin, pepper flakes and bay leaf in crock pot.
• 4 cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
• 5 before serving remove bay leaf.