Nate Recipe ⇝ Slow Cooker Black Beans

A very simple, all-day, slow cooker simmer for delicious black beans with a kick. This is a great base recipe with lots of room for interpretation.

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages dry black beans
• 6 cups water
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• ½ tablespoon salt
• 1 pork bone
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced, or more to taste
• 1 bay leaf

Cooking Directions

1. Pour beans into a bowl and remove any debris. Rinse generously with water and strain.
2. Combine black beans, water, onion, garlic, salt, pork bone, jalapeno pepper, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on High, stirring at least once after 1 hour, until cooked down and beans are tender, 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories134.2
• carbohydrateContent24.9 g
• fatContent0.6 g
• fiberContent5.9 g
• proteinContent8.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent296.8 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g