Crock Pot Bean Recipes

From Mom:

If you can, soak any dried beans over night covered in water.
They cooks lots faster the next day if you do.

With small white beans: (1 lb - about 2+ cups)

Cover the soaked beans with water - generously
add 1 small chopped onion
add 3/4 c molasses
Cook in crock pot until tender - about 5 hours
Ad salt & pepper to taste - then cook a little longer -
if too much water, take off lid, or add a little water if too thick
Good with home made rolls


With red beans

Cover soaked beans generously with water
add 1 small chopped onion - or 1-2 TB dried onion
cut up & fry 1/3 lb bacon - drain grease
Put bacon in with beans and onion
Cook in crock pot on high until tender - about 5 hours
Add salt & pepper to taste - then cook a little longer
VERY good with corn bread

Grandma's Red Bean Soup

Red Beans
Grandma Smith makes an AWESOME soup using:

1 can red beans,
1 can diced tomatoes,
1 can corn,
1 can chili.

You heat that all up together, then put Frito's and some cheese on top. YUM!!

3 Bean Salad

From Mom:

my favorite recipe with garbonzo beans is 3 bean salad

1 can garbonzo beans, drained
2 cans green beans, drained
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1/2 red onion chopped
dressing - 1/4 c. oil, 2 TB vinegar, 1/2 c. sugar - mix and pour over veggies,
- better if sits over night in fridge
- stir several times

Fresh Salsa

(Renstrom Family, this is what I bring to the family parties sometimes that everyone loves so much)

From Mom:

My favorite recipe for canned black beans is the fresh salsa.

1 can black bean beans - rinsed and drained
1 can corn - drained
1 large tomato, or 2 small ones, diced
1/2 small onion - diced
1/2 bunch cilantro - rinsed and cut up small
1/4 c. pinenuts - they are expensive, you can make this without them
dressing - 1/4 c. oil, 2 TB red wine (or apple cider-cheaper) vinegar, 1/2 c. sugar - mix well and pour over veggies.
Eat with corn chips - YUM