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
Preparation
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.
