Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Basic Crockpot Beans

Category: Beans And Grains

Ingredients and Directions

2 each onions, chopped

2-3 each garlic cloves

1 pound dried beans, soaked 4 hours or overnight

1-2 each bay leaves

1 water to cover

Put in crockpot and cook about 4-6 hours on high or overnight on low. Beans should be soft (small white beans take longest, pinto beans shorter) Add spices, veggies, etc. (see below) cook about another hour. Spices:, veggies, etc:

---A---

1 ts dried cumin 1 ts paprika 1/4 ts cayenne pepper 1-2 tb soy sauce chili peppers, chopped green pepper, chopped can tomatoes, chopped frozen corn (good with black beans) 1/2 tsp liquid smoke tastes good added

---B---

1 tsp cumin 1 can green chilis, chopped green pepper, chopped 1 tb soy sauce (good with white beans).

---C---

1-2 tb soy sauce 1/4 c molasses 1/4 ts cayenne 1/2 ts dried mustard, (good with pinto or black eyed peas)