Slow cooker pinto beans are tender, delicious, and easy! I developed this fabulous crockpot recipe after finding too many hard, uncooked beans after cooking in a pot on the stove.
Ingredients
- pinto beans: 1 pound (dried)
- Black Forest ham: 1 pound (cubed)
- medium onion: 1 piece (chopped)
- medium green bell pepper: 0.75 piece (diced)
- medium celery ribs: 2 piece (chopped)
- garlic: 3 clove (chopped)
- oregano: 1 Tbsp (to taste, dried)
- lard: 1 Tbsp
- ground cumin: 1 tsp (to taste)
- bay leaves: 2 piece
- chicken broth, or as needed to cover: 5 cups
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Place beans in a large bowl and cover with water. Allow to soak 8 hours to overnight. Drain. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place soaked pinto beans in a slow cooker. Add ham, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, oregano, lard, cumin, and bay leaves. Pour in enough chicken broth to cover all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Pour in enough chicken broth to cover all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cook on High until beans are very tender, 5 to 6 hours. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
