Denise's Creole Black Beans (from Crock-Pot)

This recipe is right up my alley. In fact, I have a similar one from Emily, without the meat.

Denise's Creole Black Beans

2 lbs smoked sausage, cut in 1'' pieces.
3-15 oz cans black beans, drained
1 1/2 c chopped green pepper
1 1/2 c chopped onions
1 1/2 c chopped celery
4 cloves garlic
2 t leaf thyme
1 1/2 t leaf oregano
1 1/2 t white pepper
1/4 t black pepper
1 chicken bouillon cube
5 bay leaves
8 oz can tomato sauce
1 c water

Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain fat and transfer to Crock-pot. Combine remaining ingredients in Crock-Pot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours. Remove bay leaves. Serve over cooked rice. Serves 6-8.

I changed a few things out of necessity and convenience. This recipe makes A LOT of beans, so I didn't make the whole amount. I used dry beans instead of canned, and I omitted the celery and bay leaf since I didn't have any and don't like celery anyway. I really need to start reading the recipes better. I kept having to add water because the liquid kept cooking out of the sauce, but now I realize that I never added the water from the ingredients list. Oops.

It was good and cheap. Poverty stricken people can omit the sausage and have an even cheaper, flavorful meal.

And here is the actual magazine ad this came from. Someone is trying to sell it for $9.99. It's too bad my copy isn't in as good condition.