If you have yet to cook beans from scratch and own a slow cooker, this is the recipe for you! It comes together with pantry ingredients, requires minimal prep and thanks to the slow cooker, you’ll be rewarded with plump, perfectly tender beans with almost zero hands-on time. (Navy beans would also work well here.) Seasoned with warm spices and pickled jalapenos, they are a great side dish. Or serve them over rice or with warm tortillas as a meal.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 10 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried pinto beans, rinsed and picked over (see Cook’s Note)
- 48 ounces low-sodium chicken broth (or one 32-ounce carton plus 2 cups water)
- One 8-ounce jar mild or hot diced pickled jalapeños
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves plus 1/4 cup chopped cilantro stems, optional
- Kosher salt
- 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar or crumbled Cotija or queso fresco
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Put the beans, chicken broth, pickled jalapeños and brine from the jar in a 4-to-7-quart slow cooker. Stir in the oregano, cumin, garlic, bay leaves, cilantro stems if using and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook on high until the beans are tender but still hold their shape, 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove and discard the bay leaves. Use the back of a spoon to smash the garlic cloves, then stir them into the beans. Serve topped with the cheese, cilantro leaves and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 337 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 14 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Sodium | 835 mg |
Reviews
I started to eat with this when boom! shart was flowing out of my booty hole and I could not stop I rushed to the bathroom but it was too late boom shart all over the floor. I’ve been stuck in the bathroom for 3 hours please help me I’ve tried to get up but shart got everywhere. it was pretty fire tho ❤ ❤ ❤
It looks like a quality dish I may want to try based on the reviews I just read.
And I don’t even like beans. But these beans likes me.
Great recipe to clear out all of those bean-related-pandemic-panic purchases.