Crock Pot Spicy Seven Bean Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir onion, yellow pepper, red pepper, garlic, chipotle pepper and pepper in bacon drippings until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat., Add beans and cooked bacon to Dutch oven; stir in barbecue sauce, vinegar and, if desired, liquid smoke., Bake, covered, 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until heated through. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beans in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

Steps:

• Place pinto beans in a 7-quart slow cooker and add enough water to cover. Allow to soak for 3 to 4 hours.
• Combine jalapeno peppers and garlic in a food processor; puree into a paste.
• Drain beans and return to the slow cooker. Stir in jalapeno-garlic paste. Nestle ham hocks among the beans. Sprinkle onion chunks, salt, cayenne, pepper, and paprika over the beans. Place bacon and green chiles on top.
• Cover and cook on Low for 10 hours. Remove ham hocks. Cool slightly; shred the meat.
• Return meat and fat to the slow cooker. Stir for a few minutes to incorporate fat into the beans and give liquid a creamy consistency. Turn off or keep warm until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Cook ground round with onions until meat is browned, drain off grease.
• Cut up bacon and fry until well done and drain.
• Mix meat, bacon and remaining ingredients in crockpot.
• Cook for 6-8 hours on low.

Steps:

• In heavy skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Remove to paper toweling.
• Sauté celery and onion in bacon drippings until tender.
• Add garlic; cook to fragrant.
• Place beans, water, broth, onion mixture, and ham in crock pot.
• Add seasonings and combine well.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
• Just before serving, extract about 1 cup of beans; mash well; and return to crock pot. Stir to blend.
• Add crumbled bacon.
• Serve with skillet cornbread or cheese crackers.