Ingredients
- 1 pound great northern beans
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 bulbs fennel, white part only, sliced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bunch fresh thyme leaves
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
Directions
- Place beans in slow cooker crock. Add 6 cups of water and let soak overnight. Drain and leave beans in crock.
- In a Dutch oven over medium-high, melt butter. Add fennel, onion and garlic. Cook just until fragrant. Add to slow cooker crock.
- Add remaining ingredients except chicken and spinach to crock.
- Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or LOW for 6 to 7 hours or until beans are tender. Add chicken and spinach and cook until heated through.
Serves: 8-10