Crockpot pinto beans. Why Homemade Crock Pot Pinto Beans? If time allows, I always prefer to make something from scratch instead of using the canned version. Luckily pinto beans can be done in the slow cooker which frees up a lot of time when it's closer to dinner AND they.
The crock pot, or slow cooker, is a great method for cooking dried beans because it's so hands-off.
You can set it in the morning and forget about it until dinner.
How To Cook Pinto Beans In A Crockpot Receipe.
You can have Crockpot pinto beans using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Crockpot pinto beans
- It's 2 cups of dry pinto beans (sorted,cleaned and soaked).
- Prepare 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
- You need as needed of pieces of ham.
- You need 6-7 cups of or as needed- chicken broth and water(i did a mixture, but used more broth than water).
- You need to taste of seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic/onion powder, McCormick vegetable seasoning, and a bay leaf).
- You need 1 Tbsp of bacon grease.
- You need 1 of onion (diced, and cooked in with the beans, and then i also put some raw on top of my cooked beans once i made me a bowl. i love onions! lol.
- You need 2 pieces of smoked hickory bacon.
Pinto Beans - Old Fashioned - The Hillbilly Kitchen. The Hillbilly Kitchen - Down Home Country Cooking. Crock pot pinto beans are simple to make, and super versatile to enjoy by themselves, or in other recipes just as you would use canned beans. Plus, with the magic of the slow cooker they are totally hands off and easy to put on and go about your day.
Crockpot pinto beans step by step
- Sorted, washed and soaked beans overnight in water. NEXT day, drained and rewashed beans and added to crockpot..
- Added all the ingredients to crockpot, except ham pieces. Because, i used the precooked ham pieces. So i added them once beans had been cooking for a couple hours so the ham dont turn so dark brown and dried out looking. Cook on high for 4 hours, or low 6 hours..
- Also, if broth/water starts to cook out of them midway, just add more..
No need to soak your beans when you cook them in a crock pot. These easy crockpot pinto beans are cooked with ham and a variety of chopped vegetables and seasonings. The dish is hearty and satisfying. Serve these pinto beans with freshly baked cornbread and a tossed salad or fresh sliced tomatoes. Crockpot pinto beans are the epitome of simple southern comfort food.