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Slow Cooker Black Beans
Slow cooker times may vary depending on the age of your beans. The first time you make the beans, please check them after 3 or 4 hours on HIGH and continue cooking longer if necessary. If the beans have any crunch to them at all, please cook them longer.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 30m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 4h 20m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Drain and discard soaking liquid. In a 3-quart saucepan, sauté bacon until it begins to crisp, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
2
Add onions, bell pepper, cumin, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Continue to cook about ⏱️ 5 minutes longer, until vegetables are softened. Stir in garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds.
ground cumin1 teaspoondried oregano1 teaspoon
3
Add water, beans, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Pour into a large crock pot and cook on HIGH for 3 to ⏱️ 4 hours or LOW 7 to ⏱️ 8 hours (see notes).
bay leaves2
4
Remove and discard bay leaves. Add cilantro and lime juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
bay leaves2lime juice2 tablespoons
Nutrition Facts
calories
252 kcal
fat Content
5 g
serving Size
1 cup
fiber Content
10 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
71 mg
protein Content
14 g
trans Fat Content
0.01 g
cholesterol Content
6 mg
carbohydrate Content
40 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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