Easy, yes, but my husband and I didn't care for the flavor.

This was a very simple recipe, that can be adapted to your liking, family loved it. I added pasta, roasted red peepers and some other things. Very, very simple to make.

I really enjoyed this recipe. Great dish to come home to after a cold day outside! My slow-cooker is 6 quarts, though, so next time I think I would add more liquid to the recipe to prevent it drying out as much as it cooked. Very tasty, though, and just the right amount of spice to make it an interesting culinary adventure!

Made this last night with minor changes due to available ingredients, absolutely wonderful and an instant family favorite. Used diced fire roasted tomatoes and added my own herbs, an extra cup of chicken stock, and 2 cups of chopped fresh kale. Had to use dry basil, but fantastic. Oh, and for the meat I did half and half italian sausage and Hillshire farms beef smoked sausage diagonally sliced. We can't wait to have leftovers!

excellent - and easy to make in a dutch oven, as well. i just adjusted the cook time to simmer for an hour, covered. i subbed red pepper for carrot, and threw in a half cup of barley as well as the beans. seems like a very adaptable recipe.