Country French White Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups great northern beans, dried, sorted, and rinsed
1 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 cups water
1 tablespoon herbes de provence, dried
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup roasted red pepper, drained and chopped

Preparation

Place beans in a large bowl and cover with water by about 2 inches. Soak overnight. Drain.
Mix beans with remaining ingredients, except red bell pepper ,in a crockpot.
Cover and cook on high 3 1/2 - 5 hours or until tender. Stir red bell pepper into beans.
I always start checking these after 3 1/2 hours.