Recipe: Perfect Thomas' slow cooked beans

Thomas' slow cooked beans. You can increase the amount of beans for a larger size cooker. Pick over the dry beans and discard any broken or shriveled looking ones. With beans made in the slow cooker, pre-soaking them is far less important than with other cooking methods.

Add aromatics: Place the aromatics on top of the beans. This flavorful bean dish adds nice variety to any buffet because it's a bit different from traditional baked beans. It's a snap to prepare, too, since it uses convenient canned beans, barbecue sauce and salsa. —Joy Beck, Cincinnati, Ohio. You can cook Thomas' slow cooked beans using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Thomas' slow cooked beans

1. You need of Seasonings.
2. It's 1 tsp of ground cumin.
3. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of garlic salt.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of chili powder.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of pappys "choice" seasoning.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of onion powder.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of tomato bouillon, ( with chicken).
9. You need 1 tbsp of beef bouillon cube.
10. It's 1 1/2 lb of pinto beans.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of "grill mates" smokehouse maple seasoning..
12. Prepare 1 cup of soy protein crumbles.

The Slow-cooked Beans recipe out of our category Legume! Preheat the slow cooker if necessary - see manufacturer's instructions. Slow cooker beans is an easy way to save money on healthy food. Soak first to de-gas the beans and the slow cooker does the cooking for hands-off meals!

Thomas' slow cooked beans instructions

1. Separate bad beans from good and rinse..
2. Put beans into croc-pot and fill with water until water is about 1-1 1/2" above beans..
3. Set croc-pot to low for overnight cooking. You can also do this for all day cooking. Approx. 8-10 hours. Depends on personal preference..
4. When beans are almost soft enough for your taste, ad all seasonings and thoroughly stir..
5. Let cook for about another 45-60 minutes so seasonings can be completely meshed with beans..

This slow cooked tuscan chicken is a dish that is light on meat and heavier on beans for added protein and fiber without the cholesterol or saturated fat. By slow cooking the chicken with veggies, there is absolutely no need for oil and the chicken becomes so tender that it literally shreds apart when it is. These Slow Cooker Pinto Beans couldn't be easier to make and no pre-soaking required. They are tender and tasty and so versatile. Pinto beans in particular are appealing because they have a creamy texture and mild flavor, are widely available, and dirt cheap.