Slow Cooker Pinto Beans

Name: Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 300 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound dried pinto beans; 1 onion, chopped; 3/4 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

⏱️ Ready in 5h 20m 🥄 Prep 20 min 🔥 Cook 5h 👥 8 servings 👁️ 15 views

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.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

#Slow cooked

📊 At a Glance

Prep 20 min

Cook 5h

Serves 8

Difficulty Hard

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 366

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.5g 17%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 1348mg 59%

Total Carbohydrate 38.2g 14%

Dietary Fiber 12.8g 46%

Total Sugars 2.3g

Protein 23.5g 47%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.