Easy Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CUBAN-STYLE BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Sort and wash the beans according to the package directions. Stir together the beans, chicken stock, water, onion, green bell pepper, and bay leaf in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Discard the onion, bell pepper, and bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium. Add the red bell pepper and garlic, and cook, stirring often, until very tender, about 8 minutes. Add the cumin, and cook, stirring constantly, until toasted, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, and cook, stirring often, until darkened, about 1 minute. Stir the skillet mixture into the beans. Stir in the cilantro and salt.

SLOW COOKER BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Drain and discard soaking liquid. In a 3-quart saucepan, sauté bacon until it begins to crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Add onions, bell pepper, cumin, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Continue to cook about 5 minutes longer, until vegetables are softened. Stir in garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add water, beans, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Pour into a large crock pot and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or LOW 7 to 8 hours (see notes).
• Remove and discard bay leaves. Add cilantro and lime juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.

SLOW COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEANS - FRIJOLES NEGROS

Steps:

• Rinse beans with water, picking out any debris. Place into slow cooker. Add the 6-7 cups of water.
• In a medium-sized skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once warm, add chopped green pepper and onion. Cook for 4-5 minutes until slightly softened.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add oregano, cumin, bay leaf, garlic, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Add sauteed mixture to slow cooker along with another 2 teaspoons salt.
• Cook on low setting for 6-7 hours or until beans are tender. Time may vary according to different slow cookers.
• Remove bay leaf and discard. Using a slotted spoon, measure out 1 cup of beans from slow cooker (they should be very tender). Place on a plate and mash well with a fork (this will help thicken the beans). Add mashed beans back to slow cooker and stir gently.
• Stir in vinegar and sugar and taste to check seasonings. Add more salt, if needed.
• Serve over rice.

CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Rinse beans and remove any particles or bad beans; place in a saucepan and cover with 2 inches water. Add celery and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat, adding more water as necessary, for 10 minutes. Drain beans and remove and discard celery.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrot; saute until onions are fairly translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and chile flakes; continue to cook until heated through and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Place tomatoes and water in a slow cooker. Add onion mixture, beans, and bay leaves.
• Cook until beans are tender enough that you can easily smash one between your tongue and the top of your mouth, on Low for 6 hours or High for 4 hours. Add vinegar. Taste to adjust seasonings and add hot pepper sauce.

CUBAN-INSPIRED SLOW COOKER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place 1/2 of the chopped onion in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place chicken breasts on top and cover with remaining onion. Add black beans and diced tomatoes.
• Whisk together broth, orange juice, wine, garlic, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and thyme; pour into the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook until chicken is falling apart and no longer pink in the center, on Low for 6 to 8 hours or High for 3 to 4 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Shred chicken and return meat to the pot for 5 to 10 minutes to allow it to soak up the juices. Serve over cooked rice.

SLOW-COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In 5-quart slow cooker, mix all Soup ingredients except lime juice. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until ham easily pulls away from bone.
• Remove ham shank from slow cooker. Pull ham away from bone; chop, discarding the bone. With potato masher, carefully mash black beans inside slow cooker insert. Stir in 1 cup of the ham and the lime juice. Serve soup with Toppings.

EASY SLOW COOKER CUBAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place the onion, peppers, garlic, beans, bay leaves, and water in your slow cooker. Cook on high heat for 3 1/2 hours or low heat for 7 hours (overnight).
• Remove the bay leaves and whole garlic cloves from the beans. Stir the salt, cumin, and lime juice into the cooked beans. Allow the beans to cook for another 30 minutes if the machine is on the high setting or 1 hour if the machine is on a low setting. Serve the beans immediately, or allow the beans to cool before transferring them to an airtight container. The beans will keep in the fridge for up to 6 days and can be frozen for up to 2 months.

SLOW-COOKER BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except rice.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• Remove bay leaves. Serve beans over rice. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.