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overhead of crock pot pinto beans in a bowl, garnished with jalapeños and cilantro
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5 from 21 votes

Crock Pot Pinto Beans

Crock Pot Pinto Beans make the best side dish or vegetarian dinner. We love them as a side for our Chicken Tacos or as the filling in our Baked Burritos. This is a simple recipe that you are sure to fall back on over and over.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Soaking Beans8 hours
Total Time16 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: crockpot side dish, easy side dish, vegetarian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry pinto beans soaked overnight
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth

Instructions

  • Drain the beans and rinse them two times.
  • In a large slow cooker, combine all of the ingredients.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours or until beans are tender.
  • At the end of the cooking time, you can keep the beans whole and use them as a side dish, as a taco filling, or over rice. You can also mash them.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 1104mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 53IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 4mg