Name: Slow Cooker Southern Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 16 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups beans such as Great Northern, Cannellini, red, black etc.; 1/2 onion, diced; 2 cloves of garlic, minced; 1/2 Tbs Creole seasoning; Smoked pork bones such as ham hocks, smoked shoulder bone etc.; 2 cups of low sodium broth (chicken, beef or veggie); salt & pepper to taste

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Create this classic Southern bean recipe in your slow cooker with just a few ingredients in this traditional recipe. A recipe so simple, once you make it, you will never need the recipe again.

Cooking from my pantry has yielded some surprises in the deep pockets of the cupboard. Forgotten sauces, spices and beans remind me how easy it is to waste food. As I dive deep to rescue these forgotten treasures, I rely on easy, classic recipes that have been used throughout the decades.

This simple bean recipe has probably been used for centuries and once you make it once, you will never need another bean recipe. This recipe is hands off thanks to my favorite kitchen appliance, the slow cooker.

How to Make Simple Southern Beans

Soak the beans over night.
Choose and chop your aromatics such as onion and garlic.
Add broth or broth substitutes and smoked meat or smoked bones such as hocks and shoulders.
Spice it up!
Garnish as desired.

Bouillon and Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning.

Crockpot with spices, beans and smoked ham.

optional Garnishes

sour cream
chives
fresh herbs
croutons
crumbled bacon
fried onions

Embrace the simple bean. It is a blank canvas that can be transformed Into Southern Beans, Mexican Beans or Refried Beans. Serve with an easy Butter Naan bread or a Traditional Southern Cornbread.

If you are making your own broth, you will need to check out this post on How to Make Broth. It also gives you clues as to when homemade broth is a must or if you can get away with store bought broth.

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Slow Cooker Southern Beans

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Additional Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 16 hours 15 minutes

Create this classic Southern bean recipe in your slow cooker with just a few ingredients in this traditional recipe. A recipe so simple, once you make it, you will never need the recipe again.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups beans such as Great Northern, Cannellini, red, black etc.
1/2 onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 Tbs Creole seasoning
Smoked pork bones such as ham hocks, smoked shoulder bone etc.
2 cups of low sodium broth (chicken, beef or veggie)
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Cover beans in water and soak over night.
Discard water, rinse beans and place in a slow cooker.
Add onions, garlic, creole spice, bones and broth.
Cook on low for for eight hours or high for 6 hours.
Check for seasoning and add salt or pepper as needed.

Notes

Make this vegetarian or vegan by changing up the broth and adding liquid smoke instead of using smoked bones.

Simple Slow Cooker Creole Bean Recipe