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The Best Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Recipe

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This slow cooker pinto beans recipe is one of those meals that is so cheap to make, why not have it every week?  I used to think that I didn’t like my mom’s slow cooker pinto beans recipe that she served us.  Now, as an adult, it pleases me to realize how I can have a good hearty meal that does not have to eat all the money up and yet tastes delicious!  I do not presoak the beans.  That is one of the things that makes this meal easy!

 

The BEST Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Recipe!

 

Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Recipe

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The Best Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Recipe

This slow cooker pinto beans recipe is one of those meals that is so cheap to make, why not have it every week?
Course Main Course, Slow Cooker
Cuisine American
Keyword The Best Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 625645kcal
Author Sarah Robinson

Ingredients

  • 2 pound bag of pinto beans
  • 2 cups ham chopped
  • Water
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 T. cumin
  • 1 t. salt

Toppings:

  • Cheese
  • Sour Cream
  • Salsa
  • Jalapenos

Instructions

  • Pour pinto beans into the bottom of your crock pot.
  • Sort and look for any that need to be thrown out.
  • Cover with water so that the water level is a few inches above the beans.
  • Chop onions and ham and throw in the crock.
  • Add cumin & salt.
  • Stir it all up.
  • Cook on high for 6-8 hours.
  • I prefer to do this one on high to be sure and get the beans soft enough since we're not presoaking them.  You may need to check it throughout the day and add more water.  If you plan to be gone a lot of the day, add more water than you think you need.  It's better to be more soupy than to run out of liquid in the pot while you're cooking it.

Freezer to Slow Cooker Instructions:

  • If you'd like to prepare this meal as a Freezer to Slow Cooker meal, all you need to do is chop your ham and onion, put it into a freezer bag with the cumin and salt.  Freeze.  On cooking day, follow the instructions above.

Nutrition

Calories: 625645kcal | Carbohydrates: 73830g | Protein: 29726g | Fat: 37126g | Saturated Fat: 2561g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 64877239mg | Potassium: 2995600mg | Fiber: 17524g | Sugar: 3754g | Vitamin A: 2116667IU | Vitamin C: 12844mg | Calcium: 1591845mg | Iron: 111158mg
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Comments

  1. Arlene says

    April 18, 2022 at 10:33 am

    5 stars
    And, by the way …. thank you for th wonderful recipe … we planning on definitely giving this one a try!!!

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  2. Arlene says

    April 18, 2022 at 10:31 am

    I’ve been hoping to find a crockpot bean recipe!!!! Just an idea … could you use pork flavoring and hotdogs instead of ham!!??!!

    Reply
  3. Jess says

    October 19, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Yum! How many servings does this make? It's just me and my hubby, but we don't mind leftovers 🙂 Thanks!

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    • Sidetracked Sarah says

      October 19, 2012 at 11:46 pm

      This makes A LOT! I'm guessing about 12-14 servings. Our family of 8 can eat it for dinner and then have enough left over for several servings of lunch the next day. It's a 6 quart crock full. You may want to consider cutting it in half if it's just the two of you!

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  4. Authentic Simplicity says

    October 6, 2012 at 7:15 am

    This looks delicious, Sarah!

    Reply
  5. Andrea says

    February 16, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Yeah, those poor, poor pinto beans! One of those things spellcheck won't help you with. This happens to me all the time! 🙂

    Reply

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