Ingredients:

• 1 lb dried navy beans, rinsed and soaked overnight
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• 6 cups chicken broth
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• 1 onion, diced
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• 3 cloves garlic, minced
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• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
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• 2 carrots, diced
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• 2 stalks celery, diced
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• 1 bay leaf
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• Salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions:

In a slow cooker, combine soaked navy beans, chicken broth, onion, garlic, bacon, carrots, celery, and bay leaf

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are tender

Once cooked, remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste

Serve hot and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sushi rice, cooked
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• 4 sheets nori seaweed
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• 1 ripe avocado, thinly sliced
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• 1/2 cucumber, julienned
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• 4 ounces cooked crab meat or imitation crab
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• 4 cooked shrimp, peeled and halved lengthwise
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• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
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• Soy sauce, for dipping
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• Wasabi, for serving
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• Pickled ginger, for serving
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Instructions:

Place a sheet of nori on a bamboo sushi mat

Spread a thin layer of sushi rice evenly over the nori, leaving a small border at the top

Arrange slices of avocado, cucumber, crab meat, and shrimp in a line across the center of the rice

Carefully roll the sushi using the bamboo mat, applying gentle pressure to compact the ingredients

Once rolled, sprinkle sesame seeds over the top and press gently to adhere

Slice the roll into 8 pieces using a sharp knife

Serve with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger

Ingredients:

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• 5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
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• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
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• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
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• 1 onion, chopped
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• 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
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• 3/4 cup ketchup
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• 1/2 cup brown sugar
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• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
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• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
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• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
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• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
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• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
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• 2 tablespoons water
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Instructions:

Put pineapple chunks, bell pepper chunks, onion chunks, and chicken chunks in the slow cooker

Put ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, garlic powder, and ginger powder in a small bowl and mix them together

Add the sauce to the chicken and vegetables

When the chicken is done, cover it and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours

Add water and cornstarch to a small bowl

Stir until the mixture is smooth

During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir the ingredients into the slow cooker to make the sauce thicker

Put it on top of cooked noodles or rice

Have fun!