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July 10, 2014

(Better than Cafe Rio) Slow Cooker Black Beans

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This is a recipe/photo update from 2011
If you’re making Mexican food you need to make a big batch of slow cooker black beans to go with it! These beans are so perfect because you don’t have to soak beforehand and they are fast to get into the crockpot.  I love to serve mine on quesadillas, taco salad or with the Cafe Rio Chicken recipe.  These are the only black beans that I make!  You’ll love them too, I promise. 
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Better than Cafe Rio Slow Cooker Black
Beans
Makes 6 servings
Ideal slow cooker size:  4-6 quart
Cooking time:  8 hours on low or 4
hours on high
1 cup dry black beans (rinse them in a
colander and pick out any rocks/dirt)๏ปฟ
1 1/2 Tbsp chicken bouillon
2 Tbsp dehydrated onion flakes
7 garlic cloves, peeled
1 tsp salt
1 bay leaf
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1.  Add beans to slow cooker and fill
the slow cooker with water, about 2-3 inches above the beans.
3.  Add in bouillon, dried onion,
garlic cloves, salt and bay leaf.
4.  Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10
hours or on HIGH for 4-5 hours.
5.  Fish out the garlic cloves and
the bay leaf.  Add in 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar. 
6.  Use a slotted spoon and serve.
(Better than Cafe Rio) Slow Cooker Black Beans
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13 Comments Filed Under: 6 or More Hours, All Recipes, Beans, Healthy, Meatless, Slow Cooker Tagged With: All Posts, 4 stars, crock pot recipes, recipes crock pot, slow cooker recipes

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  1. Sonia Edwards says

    April 24, 2018 at 9:11 pm

    Is the chicken bouillon the powder form or is it the same as chicken broth?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 25, 2018 at 10:12 am

      You can use powder form or you can use a base like Better than Bouillon.

      Reply
  2. Bri says

    March 4, 2018 at 9:58 am

    I accidently added in the vinegar to the cooking process, not after, will the beans turn out okay?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 5, 2018 at 11:51 am

      Probably?! How did it come out?

      Reply
  3. Carly says

    January 25, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    Do I need to adjust the time if I times the recipe by 4? Iโ€™m making for a large group.

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    • Karen says

      January 25, 2018 at 2:34 pm

      The fuller your slow cooker is, the longer it will take to cook. So add about an hour.

      Reply
  4. Emily says

    February 2, 2017 at 10:42 am

    How long do these beans stay good in the fridge or freeezer?

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    • Karen says

      February 3, 2017 at 8:21 pm

      up to a week in the fridge and 3 months in freezer if in an airtight container!

      Reply
  5. The good vegan wife and her family says

    July 18, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    I never soak the beans- just cook them in the slow cooker all day and come home to bean heaven. You will never eat canned beans again.
    Check out RanchoGordo.com for some awesome heirloon beans. Their banana vinegar is really great too.

    Reply
  6. Karen says

    July 15, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Mine just seem to turn out better with a little soaking. I know it's supposed to release some of the gas too. Try it without soaking and let me know what you think!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca says

    July 14, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    The slow cooker is my favorite way to make beans, except I never bother to soak them before cooking, and they always come out tender and soft. Any ideas why this recipe calls for a pre-soaking?

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    • Carol says

      February 17, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      Soaking helps remove the lectins in the beans so they digest better..

      Reply
    • Gms says

      January 1, 2019 at 9:29 am

      We have very hard mineral water. If I don’t soak beans with a tsp of baking soda, they never break down.

      Reply

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