Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2001

Terri, Your recipe calls for one pound of bacon but doesn't say what to do with it!! Can you clear this up for me.

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GRAYCE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Schaumburg, Illinois, USA

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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AJRobinson71

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Pedro, California, USA

Living In: Apple Valley, California, USA

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

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

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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TIFFANY21074

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

YUM! I know this passed the test when my hesitant husband completely polished off his bowl and went back for more. I didn't have any bacon, but I DID have some smoked sausage, made the switch, and it was great. I didn't cook the beans overnight, I just soaked them. Really easy and an awesome "cold weather meal" (words of the aforementioned hubby.) This will make an appearance on my dinner table again!

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Nashville Nosher

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Springfield, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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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BONNIE99

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2001

easy to make and tastes great! Does it get any easier?

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skyliner

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2012

I thought this was really good (wishing I had made corn bread right about now)! I used the quick-cook method (boiled beans for 1 hour then added rest of the ingredients & let simmer for 30 min). I added 1 lb cooked peppered bacon, some smoked sausage, and cumin. I was surprised that I needed to add salt - maybe I drained the bacon too much! This is nice & spicy... I think I might try adding some BBQ sauce or a little brown sugar to some of my leftovers just for variety.

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kristenmichele29

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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