Slow-Cooker Yankee Bean Pot

Name: Slow-Cooker Yankee Bean Pot
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 pound dried navy or great northern beans; 1 teaspoon canola oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 4 ounces Canadian-style bacon, diced (3/4 cup); 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; Pinch of crushed red pepper; 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, or molasses; ¼ cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon dry mustard; 1/2 pound smoked ham hock, pork neck bones or turkey wings (optional); 3 cups boiling water; 2 bay leaves; 1-2 tablespoons cider vinegar; Hot sauce, such as Tabasco, to taste; ¼ teaspoon salt; Freshly ground pepper, to taste

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We've updated this old-fashioned American favorite, taking advantage of the gentle, uniform heat of a slow cooker. Instead of the traditional salt pork, this recipe uses lean Canadian-style bacon.

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Source: EatingWell Magazine, October 1998

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Step 1
Place beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Let soak for at least 8 hours or overnight. (Alternatively, place beans and 2 quarts water in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 1 hour.)

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Step 2
Drain and rinse beans. Place in a slow cooker.
Step 3
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and bacon; cook, stirring often, until onions are softened and light golden, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Add to the beans.
Step 4
Add maple syrup (or molasses), ketchup, Worcestershire and mustard to the beans; stir to combine. Bury ham hock (or neck bones or turkey wings), if using, in the beans. Add boiling water and top with bay leaves.
Step 5
Cover and cook until the beans are tender, about 4 1/4 hours on high or about 11 hours on low. Remove the bay leaves and bones. Season with vinegar, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Serve hot.

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Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Start soaking beans a day ahead.

For easy cleanup, try a slow-cooker liner. These heat-resistant, disposable liners fit neatly inside the insert and help prevent food from sticking to the bottom and sides of your slow cooker.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

272 calories; protein 16.4g; carbohydrates 48.3g; dietary fiber 9.4g; sugars 11.8g; fat 2.3g; saturated fat 0.3g; cholesterol 6.8mg; vitamin a iu 69.3IU; vitamin c 3.8mg; folate 213.6mcg; calcium 119.5mg; iron 3.8mg; magnesium 110.3mg; potassium 903.4mg; sodium 306.1mg; thiamin 0.5mg.

Exchanges:

2 starch, 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1/2 vegetable, 2 lean meat

3 Ratings

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sylvia.and.wilbert@gmail.com

06/13/2012

Portion size is deceptiveRecently I got more interested in using dried beans, which over all do take more time to prepare, but there are also advantages.The part of this recipe that bothers me a lot is the deceptive presentation of amount of calories. 8 servings of 0.75 cup equals to 4 servings of 1.5 cups, which seems more reasonable to me. Which makes a serving over 500 calories.I made this recipe with 1 cup of dried beans and I end up with 4 reasonable servings. Didn't sit down to calculate out calories, but I don't see a reason to worry.Eating Well dropped here the ball with deceptive serving size presentation, please revise this recipe.

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06/13/2012

Portion size is deceptive Recently I got more interested in using dried beans, which over all do take more time to prepare, but there are also advantages. The part of this recipe that bothers me a lot is the deceptive presentation of amount of calories. 8 servings of 0.75 cup equals to 4 servings of 1.5 cups, which seems more reasonable to me. Which makes a serving over 500 calories. I made this recipe with 1 cup of dried beans and I end up with 4 reasonable servings. Didn't sit down to calculate out calories, but I don't see a reason to worry. Eating Well dropped here the ball with deceptive serving size presentation, please revise this recipe.

Jeff Mordal

04/02/2010

Very good, have made this several times now, family favorite. Usually cook a roast in the crock pot while making the beans.

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