Cooking Time:
8 hoursServings:
4-6
Ingredients
1 onion, peeled and halved3 c. dry pinto beans, rinsed
1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
2 T. minced garlic
5 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. cumin
1 1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
9 c. water
- Soak the beans over night, rinse and clean.
- Place the beans, onions, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker.
- Combine with the water and stir.
- Cover. Cook on High for 8 hours, adding more water as needed.
- Once the beans have cooked, strain the broth into a bowl, and reserve, as you will need it.
- Smash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.
NOTE: Depending on your slow cooker, if more that 3/4 cups of water evaporates, it is crocking too high, you may want to turn to low.
Serving: If desired, top with shredded cheese and serve with tortilla chips.
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Jenn
Looks good, i went ahead and bookmarked it on Digg.com under “Get Crocked – Crock Pot “Refried” Beans (healthier)”. Keep up with the good stuff.
What size crock? If I use a 6qt can I double recipe?
Rhonda I would suggest doubling if you have a larger slow cooker. The key is to have your slow cooker 1/2 to 2/3 full to crock properly. The crock time will stay the same. Enjoy and Happy Crocking!
I use a recipe very similar to this and the beans are delicious. However, I don’t soak the pinto beans beforehand. they soften up just perfectly in the slow cooker.
Thanks for your comment about not soaking the beans. I didn’t have time to do that and just did them from dried in my slow cooker and it turned out great.
Thanks for the recipe Jenn. 🙂