Best Cooking Dried Beans Crock Pot Recipes

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COOKING DRIED BEANS - CROCK POT



Cooking Dried Beans - Crock Pot image

Buying dried beans is so much less expensive than canned. Cook the beans in the crock pot and then freeze - inexpensive and easy. Found this recipe on a blog - thanks whoever wrote it. Preparation time is initial soaking time.

Provided by sugaree

Categories     Beans

Time 14h

Yield 3 cans, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 lb dried beans
6 -8 cups water

Steps:

  • Rinse beans.
  • Pour beans into crock pot and add enough water to cover beans an additional 2 inches.
  • Let beans soak for 6 hours or overnight. DO NOT turn crock pot on.
  • Drain and rinse beans. Return to crock pot and cover with fresh water as above.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours.
  • When beans are cool you can package them in zip lock bags. 1 2/3 cups equals about a can's worth.
  • These freeze beautifully.

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 10.7

SLOW COOKER PINTO BEANS



Slow Cooker Pinto Beans image

These beans turn out fabulous in the slow cooker! I developed this recipe after finding too many hard beans after cooking with a pot on the stove.

Provided by Corena

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     Ham

Time 13h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound dried pinto beans
1 onion, chopped
¾ green bell pepper, diced
2 celery ribs, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound Black Forest ham, cubed
1 teaspoon ground cumin, or to taste
1 tablespoon dried oregano, or to taste
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon lard
5 cups chicken broth, or as needed to cover

Steps:

  • Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl; allow beans to soak overnight.
  • Place onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, Black Forest ham, soaked pinto beans, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, and lard in a slow cooker.
  • Pour enough chicken broth into the slow cooker to cover the other ingredients.
  • Cook on High until beans are very tender, 5 to 6 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.6 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 36.4 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 12.8 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 1348.4 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

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