Learn how to cook white beans in a crockpot with this easy recipe. Great Northern beans are cooked in a slow cooker with smoked neck bones, aromatic vegetables, seasonings, and chicken broth. You can use this recipe for cooking most dried beans in the slow cooker. Adjust liquid when cooking beans with tough skins, such as pinto beans. Add garlic and onion powder to taste, if desired.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups dried great Northern beans , rinsed
- 2 large smoked neck bones
- 2 cans chicken broth , 14 ounce
- 0.5 teaspoons soul seasoning
- 0.5 onion , finely chopped
- 0.5 teaspoons white vinegar , Optional
- 1 pinch white sugar , Optional
- 1 dash hot sauce , Optional
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients.
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Place beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse; set aside.
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Place neck bones in a slow cooker and pour chicken broth over bones; stir in soul seasoning.
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Cook on High until meat falls off the bone, about 1 hour. Transfer bones and meat to a plate and shred meat from bones; discard bones.
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Stir beans, onion, vinegar, sugar, and hot sauce into the slow cooker; spread shredded meat over bean mixture.
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Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours or High for 2 to 4 hours.
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