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Slow Cooker Black Beans

Published: Mar 20, 2015 · Modified: May 8, 2020 by Marisa Moore·

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It’s the weekend. Time to chill out and do my usual. Cook.

I don’t eat a lot of canned foods but I do keep a variety of canned beans on hand for quick vegetarian meals. As convenient as canned beans can be, nothing beats cooking my own dried beans. I love that I can control the flavor, salt and even the texture of the beans.

Here I’ll show you how to make slow cooker black beans but you can also use this method to cook kidney beans or pinto beans among others.

Slow Cooker Black Beans Collage

This is a non-recipe, recipe. It’s just the way I do it. Feel free to add whatever you want… BUT if you want your beans to soften, wait until they are cooked to add the salt. That’s the biggest tip I can give you.

Basic Slow Cooker Black Beans

Marisa Moore, RDN
Basic recipe for slow cooker black beans.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 12 servings
Calories 110 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb dried black beans
  • 1 medium onion halved or quartered
  • 3 cloves of garlic crushed slightly
  • 1 large bay leaf or 2 small ones
  • water to cover the beans about 5-6 cups
  • salt to taste I used 1 teaspoon

Instructions
 

  • That means – go through the beans while they are dry to remove any odd beans, stones or other stuff you wouldn’t want to eat. Rinse the beans - about 3 passes until the water is clear.
  • Add ingredients from the black beans to the water to the slow cooker.
  • Cook on high for 4 hours or until the beans are tender.
  • Once beans are cooked to desired tenderness, add the salt. Serve over rice or quinoa, make refried beans or soup. Freeze extra cooked beans in freezer safe bags for up to 3 months.

Notes

 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal
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As I’m usually cooking for one, I always have a lot of beans leftover. I freeze half of the batch just after I cook the beans and eat the rest throughout the week in different ways.  Frozen beans can be used in recipes weeks or months away.

Here are a couple of my recipes using cooked black beans that you’ll enjoy:

Easy Black Bean & Rice Skillet

Spicy Black Bean Soup with Ancho Chile Pepitas

Black Bean Fried Quinoa 

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Hi! I'm Marisa, a registered dietitian nutritionist living in Atlanta, GA. I use this blog to share (mostly) vegetarian recipes, credible nutrition information and a peek into my Southern roots and travels!

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