Slow Cooker Pinto Beans

Savory and smoky, these slow cooker pinto beans are a must have for potlucks and picnics! So cheap and easy, they will become one of your fave vegan side dishes made with just a handful of ingredients, but still yielding maximum flavor!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• So tender and flavorful, these slow cooker pinto beans are the perfect vegan add-on to rice, tacos, burrito bowls, cowboy caviar, or just on their own.
• Almost completely hands off, these pinto beans are so simple to soak, season, and throw in the slow cooker for a delicious, oh-so-easy side dish!

Chef’s Tips

• Soaking your beans isn’t absolutely necessary, but we do highly recommend it. Soaking the beans makes them tender and much easier for your body to digest. However, don’t skip rinsing them as you sometimes get a gross dust in the bag you don’t want to end up in your beans!
• These crockpot pinto beans are perfect for making on the weekend and munching on all week. Simply store your beans in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days. Meal-prep goals!

More Easy Slow Cooker Recipes

• Creamy Crockpot Chicken and Rice
• Crockpot Swamp Potatoes
• Crockpot Cabbage Recipe with Bacon
• Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe in the Crockpot
• Crockpot Queso Dip Recipe with Evaporated Milk
• Turkey Tenderloin in the Crockpot

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Crockpot Pinto Beans

Prep: 12 hours hours

Cook: 4 hours hours

These simple, smoky crockpot pinto beans are perfect for meal-prep, delicious on nachos, in tacos or to top burrito bowls.

Jenny Hurley

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound pinto beans soaked overnight
• ▢ 4 cups water
• ▢ 1 tablespoon salt
• ▢ ¼ tablespoon black pepper
• ▢ 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder

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Equipment

• Slow cooker

Instructions 

• Rinse and soak beans in cold water overnight. Water should be 2-3 inches above beans.
• Drain, rinse, drain again, and add to the slow cooker.
• Add spices and water, stir until well mixed.
• Cook in slow cooker on high for 4 hours, or until tender.

Notes

Soaking your beans: This isn’t absolutely necessary, but we do highly recommend it. Soaking the beans makes them tender and much easier for your body to digest. However, don’t skip rinsing them as you sometimes get a gross dust in the bag you don’t want to end up in your beans!

Storage: These crockpot pinto beans are perfect for making on the weekend and munching on all week. Simply store your beans in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 56kcal | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Total Carbs: 10g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbs: 6g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 172mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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