Slow Cooker Black Beans

Large serving bowl of freshly cooked 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

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 5

Servings servings

Calories 202kcal

Author Tanya Harris

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

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 yellow 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

Instructions

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, smashed garlic, 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. Season the beans with sale and pepper to taste, adding the salt at the end to avoid over-salting. Serve and enjoy.
Serve and enjoy.

Notes

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.

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