Smoky Slow Cooker Beans & Greens
1
Points® value
Total Time
4 hr 35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
4 hr 20 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
In the South, this dish is referred to as “soup beans”: pinto beans cooked till creamy, often with the addition of greens and pork, in a soupy broth (without being actual soup). The slow cooker makes the hearty dish incredibly easy to make because you don’t even need to remember to soak the beans. They go into the cooker dry and, over the long cook time, simmer to tender perfection. If you have leftovers, lucky you; the beans get even better with time. Serve with hot sauce for a little kick, if you’d like.
Ingredients
Water
6 cup(s)
Dried pinto beans
1 pound(s), unsoaked
Cooked Canadian bacon
6 oz, chopped
Uncooked onion
1 medium, chopped
Garlic
4 clove(s), smashed with the side of a knife
Dried oregano
1 tsp
Bay leaf
3 leaf/leaves
Kale
8 cup(s), stemmed and torn (from a 12-oz bunch)
Kosher salt
1 tsp
Black pepper
1 tsp