Slow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans - Spicy pinto beans made in the slow cooker are the perfect side dish for barbecues, potlucks and picnics. Delicious served with a piece of cornbread!
Course reader favorites, Sides
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 7 hourshours
Total Time 7 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 8Servings
Calories 203kcal
Author Rob
Ingredients
1lbpinto beans
1medium onion, sliced
4cloves garlic, minced
1tsp black pepper
1tspcumin
1tspgarlic powder
15oz candiced tomatoes , drained
2jalapeños seeded and chopped
8strips bacon
32ozvegetable broth
14.5ozcan beef broth
Instructions
To soak the beans overnight, sort the beans, make sure there is no rocks, bad beans or dirt clumps.
Add the beans into your slow cooker insert. Cover with enough water to cover the beans plus a few inches. Let them sit overnight, do not turn on the slow cooker.
In the morning drain the water off the beans.
Cook the bacon until it is just crispy but not overly crisp. Add bacon and the remaining ingredients and stir.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 8 hours or LOW for 10 hours. DO NOT PEEK!!
Do not open the lid while they cook, or they will not get tender. This is important when it comes to cooking beans in the slow cooker.