Use this simple recipe to learn how to crockpot-cook white beans. Great Northern beans are prepared in a slow cooker with chicken broth, smoked neck bones, flavorful veggies, and seasonings. Most dried beans can be cooked in a slow cooker using this procedure. When boiling beans with tough shells, like pinto beans, adjust the liquid. As desired, taste and add more garlic and onion powder.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 hrs |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 11 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups dried great Northern beans, rinsed
- 2 large smoked neck bones
- 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon soul seasoning
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon white vinegar, or to taste (Optional)
- 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste (Optional)
- 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste (Optional)
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
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- Place beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse; set aside.
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- Place neck bones in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth over bones; stir in soul seasoning.
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- Cook on High until meat falls off the bone, about 1 hour. Transfer bones and meat to a plate and shred meat from bones; discard bones.
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- Stir beans, onion, vinegar, sugar, and hot sauce into the slow cooker; spread shredded meat over bean mixture.
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- Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours or High for 2 to 4 hours.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 252 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 34 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 1150 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I loved this recipe. I did a “quick soak” of my dried beans (cover beans with water, bring to a boil, cover, remove from heat, and let them sit for one hour). While they were soaking, I cooked 2 ham hocks in the chicken broth (that’s what I had on hand). I didn’t have any “soul seasoning”, but I looked it up and just sprinkled those ingredients into it. I didn’t have time for the slow cooker, so I just cooked them on top of the stove. These were probably the best beans I’ve ever cooked. Next time, I’ll try it in my slow cooker. My new favorite recipe.
I love this soup! I go to Honey Baked Ham and purchase a hambone, they don’t always have them, but when they do, they are awesome. Just the right amount of ham is left in the bone and it has awesome flavor!
I made it as is and was delicious my son loved it as well which was super cool as he’s tactile defensive it was a1st for him and he loved it will definitely make it again
I make this at least twice a month! My husband and I love it! Don’t change nothing!!! It’s delish! I never cooked it on high; always low but I cooked it on high today and it was just as good! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Thank you I really like this bean soup!! I did replace the neck bones with ham hocks and use cayenne pepper instead of the hot sauce.
Nice and easy bean soup. I added carrots and celery because we like them and it seems to add a little something more to the beans.
This recipe looks great! I actually tried something like this a while back, and this just brought back so many nostalgic memories, haha! I love cooking stuff like this. I always try to find new recipes on forums and I got great ones emailed to me from http://lovelyrecipesforyou.weebly.com and I genuinely enjoy them. Anyways, thanks for posting this dish, I really need to make this more often!