Party Time Beans

Ingredients:
1 1/2 c Ketchup
1 md Onion; chopped
1 md Green pepper; chopped
1 md Red pepper; chopped
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Packed brown sugar
2 Bay leaves
2 ts Cider vinegar; to 3 tsp.
1 ts Ground mustard
1/8 ts Pepper
1 cn Kidney beans; 16-oz.
1 cn Great northern beans; 15-1/2 -oz.
1 cn Lima beans; 15-oz.
1 cn Black beans; 15-oz.
1 cn Black-eyed peas; 15-1/2 oz.

In a slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients; mix well. Drain and rinse the beans and peas. Add the beans and peas to the crockpot and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours or until onion and peppers are tender. Remove bay leaves. Yield: 14 to 16 servings. Nutritional Analysis: one 1/2-cup serving (prepared with no-salt- added-ketchup) equals 211 calories, 138mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 32gm carbohydrate, 11gm protein, 5gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 meat. Formatted by Lynn Thomas dcqp82a@prodigy.com. Source: Taste of Home February/March 1998. Lynn's notes: Made this on 2-2-98; a very easy recipe to do and it tasted wonderful. I cooked it for 6-1/2 hours and that was plenty of time! Recipe by: Taste of Home