SLOW-COOKER BEER-GLAZED BRATS AND BEANS

Slow-Cooker Beer-Glazed Brats and Beans image

Here's a handy recipe that makes a delicious sandwich and side dish all in one slow cooker. It needs 15 minutes of prep time and just a few hours to cook.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 3h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cans (28 oz each) vegetarian beans in sauce or baked beans
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons butter
1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
8 vegetarian bratwurst
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup regular or nonalcoholic beer
8 hot dog buns, toasted

Steps:

Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix beans and chili powder.
In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion in butter 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until very tender. Using tongs or slotted spoon, remove onion from skillet and place over beans in slow cooker; do not stir onion into beans.
Arrange bratwurst over onion. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, mustard, barbecue sauce and beer. Pour over bratwurst; do not stir.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
To serve, place bratwurst in each bun. Lift onion with tongs; arrange over bratwurst in buns. Serve beans as a side dish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 72 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 9 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1530 mg, Sugar 25 g, TransFat 1/2 g