Slow Cooker Black Beans
Turn dried black beans into a flavorful, tender dish with this "set it and forget it" slow cooker black beans recipe—perfectly comforting!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 191kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 red onion chopped
- 8 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds or 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 dried chipotle chile
- 6 cups vegetable broth or water
- 1 tablespoon lime juice fresh or bottled
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- cilantro optional, for garnishing
Instructions
- Add the beans, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, dried chile and stock/water to your slow cooker. Give it a stir.
- Cook on high heat for 4-5 hours, or low heat for 8-10.
- When the beans are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, remove the dried chile if you aren't a fan of spicy food, or keep it and mix the softened chile into the beans for additional flavor and heat.
- Add the lime juice and salt. Mix well.
- Optionally garnish with fresh chopped cilantro before serving. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1146mg | Potassium: 769mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg
