No-Soak Slow-Cooker Beans

Name: No-Soak Slow-Cooker Beans
Total time: 5 h
Yield: Makes 7 to 10 cups [1.2 to 1.7 kg]
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; ½ medium yellow onion, chopped (optional); 3 cups [515 to 570 g] dried beans (see chart); 1 medium garlic clove, peeled (optional); 2 tsp sea salt

Preparation info

Makes
7 to 10 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match

By Ivy Manning

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

3 cups [515 to 570 g] dried beans (see chart)
½ medium yellow onion, cho

Soup
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Rinse the beans and pick out any stones or shriveled beans. Drain the beans and add to a 3- to 7-qt/3.5- to 6.5-L slow cooker. Add the onion and garlic (if using), the salt, the bay leaf, and enough cold water to cover the beans by 2 in [5 cm], or about 8 cups [2 L]). Cover the cooker and cook on low heat until the beans are tender, 5 to 9 hours, depending on the age of