Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

This recipe was very easy and smelled divine. I rated this three stars because no one in my household liked it. I was the only one who ate it & I thought it was pretty good. It does make a lot so prepare to freeze some or feed a big crowd.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Richfield, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

Not that great. I was generous with the 3 stars, but since i did deviate a little I thought that would be fair. I used chicken stock instead of water, only about 6 slices of bacon (precooked), added about a half of a cooked chicken and added a can of RoTel tomatoes. It was just O.K. It had a different flavor that is hard to describe, somewhat earthy I would say. My husband wouldn't eat it, but I thought it was O.K.

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

Something is definitely wrong with the directions on this recipe. I have a new 6 qt. crockpot and I decided to use this recipe due to all the "rave" reviews. I put my beans to cook overnight on low setting, following the recipe directions, went to bed. Woke up 5-1/2 hours later, smelling beans. Decided to get up and check them. Good thing, they were more than tender. Had to stop the cooking process, put the crock portion into the fridge, add the remaining ingredients and finish cooking this morning. You can bet I won't cook them for any 8 hours more.

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Home Town: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

Changed it a bit, but thank-you so much for letting me know that I COULD cook beans in the crock-pot with-out soaking 8 hours or having to use a stove ( which I don't have presently) to pre-cook them first. Turned Out GREAT !!!!Thanks again !!!!! Is permantly in my recipe box !!!

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SHARYL4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bellflower, California, USA

Living In: Mohave Valley, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2007

This was great! I swapped out the bacon for kielbasa and it was awesome. I took it to our church Christmas pot luck and it was gone. I will make this over and over again.

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Home Town: Harbor City, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2006

The only thing I changed was to add a can of stewed tomatoes per the package instructions. I also purchased a mix that included a cajun seasoning packet, so I added that as well. I used a pound of center cut ham - diced it up and left the bone in the soup to add more smokey ham flavor!

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KENTIBUR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2006

I make this recipe all the time. I add more chopped chicken and or sausage and less than a pound of the bacon the recipe calls for. Its a favorite!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2003

Very smokey flavor; a little too much bacon though; the soup would taste good even without the bacon, or with just a few slices in it. Make sure you like a lot of spice with this recipe; you could tone the chili powder down a bit. Overall, very tasty and I would make this again!

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