Slow Cooker Black Beans

Trade in your canned beans for homemade with this easy slow cooker black bean recipe. If you're new to cooking beans from scratch this slow cooker version is the perfect place to start. Because of the extended cooking time, you don't even need to use soaked beans

– 3 cups dry black beans (1 pound) – 1 teaspoon fine sea salt – 1 teaspoon garlic powder – 1 teaspoon cumin – 1 teaspoon onion powder – ½ teaspoon black pepper – 6 cups water

INGREDIENTS

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1.

Place the dried black beans in a fine mesh sieve and rinse thoroughly.

Wash beans

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2.

Add the rinsed dried beans, cooking liquid and spices to the base of a crock pot or slow cooker. Stir to combine.

Mix

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3.

Cook on the high setting for 3-4 hours or the low setting for 6-8 hours until you have tender beans.

Cook

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4.

Enjoy!

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

– Plain- Keep your slow-cooked black beans simple by seasoning simply with salt. Or make plain, unsalted black beans by omitting the salt as well. – Taco Seasoned Black Beans- Add 1 tablespoon of chili powder (spice blend- not ground chiles) or use taco seasoning in place of the other seasonings (but keep the salt). Add a squeeze of lime juice at the end.

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