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Slow Cooker Black Beans
Experience the incredible taste and convenience of slow cooker black beans! Perfect for any occasion, homemade slow cooker black beans can be prepped in no time with minimal effort. Get ready to savor the flavor that only slow-cooked black beans can bring!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword slow cooker black beans
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 3 hours hours
Total Time 3 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
Servings 9 servings
Calories 202 kcal
1 pound Dried black beans sorted and rinsed 4 cups Chicken broth 2 cups Water 1 tablespoon Olive oil 2 teaspoons Cumin 1 teaspoon Oregano 1 Onion peeled, cut into 4ths, root attached 1 Jalapeno pepper seeded and halved 4 cloves Garlic smashed 2 Bay leaves Salt and pepper to taste
Place the sorted and rinsed black beans in the slow cooker.
Add the chicken broth, water, olive oil, cumin, and oregano and stir. Lay the onion, jalapeno, and bay leaves on the beans.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours until the beans are tender.
Once the beans are cooked, remove the bay leaves, onion, jalapeno, and smashed garlic.
Serve and enjoy.
Add salt at the end of cooking to control the salt content. The saltiness of the broth will increase as it cooks. Salt to taste at the end.
Adjust the seasonings as you need. Taste and re-season them with pepper, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and onion powder.
Check on the cooked beans regularly and add more liquid if needed.
Serving: 1 g | Calories: 202 kcal | Carbohydrates: 34 g | Protein: 12 g | Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 0.4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 2 mg | Sodium: 397 mg | Potassium: 804 mg | Fiber: 8 g | Sugar: 2 g | Vitamin A: 39 IU | Vitamin C: 3 mg | Calcium: 81 mg | Iron: 3 mg