Italian Bean Stew

This is a mild and savory stew that will fill you up on these cool autumn evening. Recipe Name: Italian Bean Stew, because I can't make a soup Ingredients: 1 lb dry Caneloni Beans 1/2 lb Bacon 1 lb Hot Italian Sausage 8 Sage leaves, chopped 1 Red Onion, diced 1/2 t salt 1 T garlic, chopped 6 Roma tomatoes, diced Steps: * soak bean overnight in a 1/2 gallon container filled * replace water in beans and bring to boil * drop to medium-high heat * chop up the bacon * in a second pan start cooking the bacon over medium-high heat * chop up sausage * add to bacon * dice red onion * mix onion into beans * chop sage and add to beans * chop garlic and add to beans * dice tomatoes * stir into bacon and sausage * add salt to bacon, sausage, tomato mixture and cook until beans are soft * combine all ingredients in an oven safe pan with lid * bake at 350 for 30+ minutes NOTES: *If you do not want to soak the beans overnight, you can start in the morning with hot water, replacing it a few times. Otherwise you can use 4 16 oz cans of prepared cannelloni beans, making certain to rinse them and add enough fresh water with beans to equal a 1/2 gallon. * the baking is necessary. I don't care if you start it one day and bake it to warm it up for dinner, or just do this whole soup in one fell swoop. The baking changes the texture of the bean.