How To Make Simple Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Ham
Think of the classic pork and beans dish but this time we are using slow-cooked pinto beans and ham which is the right mix of sweetness and earthy flavor.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 14cupswaterdivided
- 2cupsdried pinto beans
- 1ham bone with meat
- 1largered onionchopped
- 2tspgarlicminced
- 1tspham basesuch as Better than Bouillon®
- 1dashhot pepper saucesuch as Tabasco®, to taste
- 1pinchsalt and ground black pepperto taste
Instructions
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Bring 8 cups water and pinto beans to a boil in a large pot. Remove pot from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse before using.
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Transfer pinto beans to a slow cooker. Add ham bone, red onion, minced garlic, and ham base. Pour in remaining 6 cups of water, or enough to cover the beans.
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Cool on Low until beans are tender, about 8 hours.
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Remove the ham bone, shred meat, and add back to the beans. Discard the bone. Serve hot, seasoned with hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
Nutrition
- Calories: 277.31kcal
- Fat: 6.25g
- Saturated Fat: 1.94g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.56g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.98g
- Carbohydrates: 32.43g
- Fiber: 7.82g
- Sugar: 1.86g
- Protein: 22.92g
- Cholesterol: 34.89mg
- Sodium: 511.81mg
- Calcium: 76.08mg
- Potassium: 896.50mg
- Iron: 3.03mg
- Vitamin A: 1.14µg
- Vitamin C: 4.70mg
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