I think I’m finally onto something with the Cuban style black beans. This turned out really good. And it was even better topped with some cheddar cheese and avocado. I used white rice because I had a bunch given to me along with a rice cooker. Boy, are rice cookers easy.
I’m still going to play with the spices and might add a bit of chili powder or chopped jalapenos next time to give it a little kick. My kids loved it and my daughter was able to make a burrito with the beans. Her favorite meal.
This is adapted from this Betty Crocker recipe.
This is adapted from this <a href="https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-cuban-black-beans-and-rice/fe8730af-a2e5-4fb6-b1b9-61f297aeb0bf" data-mce-href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-cuban-black-beans-and-rice/fe8730af-a2e5-4fb6-b1b9-61f297aeb0bf">Betty Crocker recipe.</a> Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans and Rice
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 large onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 4 tsp cumin
- 4 cups of water
Instructions
- Soak 2 cups of dried black beans overnight (covered by 2 inches of water).
- In the morning dump the water and rinse the beans, sorting through and tossing the undesirable beans.
- Finely chop the bell pepper, onion and garlic using a food processor.
- Mix all the ingredients in a 4 quart slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
- Serve over rice and (optional) top with avocado slices, cheddar cheese and tomatoes.
The happy customer
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Slow cookers are great! I would definitely top with cheese and avocado. Nice looking meal.
Where is this recipe from, any recs for good slow cooker recipe websites or books that are healthy? Has the drawing occurred yet for the SOS Six O’Clock Scramble cookbook? I have been anxiously hoping I won!!!
Meg, for healthy slow cooker recipes this site is good http://healthyslowcooking.wordpress.com/
I also like A year of slow cooking.
We do have a winner of the cookbook. I t just took me a while to get in touch with her. It’s Merri Ann, mom of three. I will post about it on Monday. I’m working on some other giveaways so there should be plenty of chances to win some good stuff!
Printing it out now. Think I’m going to try this one. Sounds good and I’m always looking for new meat-free recipes to try. Thanks for posting.