Recipe: Tasty Crockpot pinto beans

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.

These useful spices can be used to cook so many different meals! Crock Pot Slow Cooker Pinto Beans. The crock pot, or slow cooker, is a great method for cooking dried beans because it's so hands-off. You can cook Crockpot pinto beans using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Crockpot pinto beans

1. You need 2 cups of dry pinto beans (sorted,cleaned and soaked).
2. It's 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
3. It's as needed of pieces of ham.
4. Prepare 6-7 cups of or as needed- chicken broth and water(i did a mixture, but used more broth than water).
5. You need to taste of seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic/onion powder, McCormick vegetable seasoning, and a bay leaf).
6. You need 1 Tbsp of bacon grease.
7. Prepare 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.
8. It's 2 pieces of smoked hickory bacon.

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Crockpot pinto beans step by step

1. Sorted, washed and soaked beans overnight in water. NEXT day, drained and rewashed beans and added to crockpot..
2. 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..
3. Also, if broth/water starts to cook out of them midway, just add more..

Crock Pot Pinto Beans come out super tender and creamy without any soaking! These slow cooker pinto beans have tons of flavors and are the perfect way to make homemade beans without spending hours soaking and simmering beans on the stove. 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.