Red Beans and Rice with Ham

This week my husband and I are helping with a youth garage sale at our church which is taking place on Saturday, May 3rd. We have a lot of organizing and pricing ahead of us. Luckily we will have a lot of help! The youth group members are suppose to help at the church from 4-7 each evening, which means we adults have to be there as well. Since 4-7 is typically when I would fix and eat dinner, I had to do some advanced planning for meals this week. Today I am fixing a meal in the crock pot so it's ready to eat when we get home. I found the recipe for Red Beans and Rice in a cookbook titled, "The Slow Cooker Bible."

Red Beans and Rice with Ham
1 pkg (16 oz) dried red beans, rinsed and sorted
1 pound smoked beef sausage, sliced
1 ham slice (about 8 oz), cubed
1 small onion, diced
2 1/2 to 3 cups water
1 tsp Mexican seasoning
1/8 tsp ground red pepper

Place beans in large bowl; cover completely with water. Soak 6 to 8 hours or overnight. Drain. Place beans in slow cooker. Add sausage, ham, onion, water (2 1/2 cups for LOW or 3 cups for HIGH), Mexican seasoning and red pepper. Cover; cook on LOW 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH 3 to 4 hours or until beans are tender, stirring every 2 hours, if necessary. Serve over rice. Makes 6 servings.
** I'll post a picture later tonight!