Cooker Recipe − Slow Cooker Pinto Beans

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.

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried pinto beans
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¾ 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

Cooking Directions

1. Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl; allow beans to soak overnight.
2. Place onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, Black Forest ham, soaked pinto beans, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, and lard in a slow cooker.
3. Pour enough chicken broth into the slow cooker to cover the other ingredients.
4. Cook on High until beans are very tender, 5 to 6 hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories365.6
• carbohydrateContent38.2 g
• cholesterolContent36.4 mg
• fatContent13.5 g
• fiberContent12.8 g
• proteinContent23.5 g
• saturatedFatContent4.6 g
• sodiumContent1348.4 mg
• sugarContent2.3 g