Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Slow Cooker Ham & White Beans



This is the last recipe from our Christmas ham.  I always look forward to finishing off the ham with a nice big bowl of white beans and slice of cornbread.  This recipe is super simple.  It uses a pound of dried beans and simmers all day in the crockpot with a big ham bone.  The Honey Baked Ham store sells ham bones year round (found that out on twitter).  If you don't have ham bone, use some ham shanks, ham hocks or just some chopped up ham.  I love the creaminess of white beans combined with the saltiness of the ham.  This is comfort food at its best!





Slow Cooker Ham & White Beans
(Printable Recipe)

1 lb package dried northern beans
ham bone, hocks, shanks or diced ham (about 1 pound)
2 tsp onion powder
6 cups water
salt & pepper to taste


Rinse and sort the beans for any pebbles. Add the the rinsed beans, onion powder, salt, pepper, and ham to the crock pot. Add water. Cover and cook on low about 8 hours, until beans are tender. Remove ham bone, shanks or hocks and pull off the meat. Add meat to the crock pot and mix. Serve with cornbread.

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24 comments:

Big Dude said...

We're have white beans and cornbread on the menu for tomorrow.

The Japanese Redneck said...

I really luv those beans. I need to remember to cook them more often.

Sawyier said...

Please keep the slow cooker recipes coming! I made the cream cheese chili and it turned out so well!

Britt @ A Southern Bee DIary said...

So simple, yet so delicious! I can't wait to try this. Anything with beans, has me excited these days!

xo. A Southern Bee Diary

:)

tt.scraps said...

So you don't have to soak the beans? Just put them in dry??? Sounds so good!!!

Steph@PlainChicken.com said...

Yes - just throw them in dry. Isn't that great!

Chris said...

Hand me a bowl of this and a bottle of hot sauce and I'm in heaven.

Deb said...

This is on our menu for Monday. My Grandma used to make ham and beans for me when I was a little girl, so this is comfort food for me, too! Thanks for the recipe!

TeaLady said...

Just made the same thing for the hubs using a leftover bone. He loves this. But never thought to use the crock pot. SO much easier.

meg baker said...

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Lea Ann said...

I just made Ham and Beans and am getting ready to blog about it. Tis the season. :) I'm so glad to find out that Honey Baked sells bones year round. Great information.

Michelle said...

Found this on Pinterest. We will definitely be having this for dinner!

pwnmom said...

Found this on Pinterest...we had it for dinner last night--delicious! thanks for sharing!

Lo @ Not Your Average Southern Belle said...

I grew up eating this! Reminds me of Sunday afternoons in the winter at my grandparents' house. I've been craving it forever, and lo and behold - found the recipe here!

corin.irene said...

I have a 4 lb semi bonless ham. Can I just throw that in there with the beans and water?

Steph@PlainChicken.com said...

Corin.irene - absolutely

Larry and Corey said...

I just made it and there is still SO much water...do I drain it?

I used that 4 pound ham!!

Crafty said...

If you like your bean soup with a little less liquid remove the lid and turn to high for a while. I think it is good to add 1-2 TBS brown sugar, it adds just a little something that this soup needs.

rochelle said...

If I have a few cans of northern beans and wanted to make this in the crock pot, how would you recommend cooking it? Drain and rinse beans then add water? Cooking time and setting? Thanks!

rachii83 said...

Can the ham be in the crockpot the whole time?

Steph@PlainChicken.com said...

Yes - put the ham in the whole time

John said...

This sounds so good! I have a nice big ham bone and I wondered what to do with it.
But I always heard that salt will toughen the beans. Are great northern beans different somehow? Or have I been mistaken?
Thanks!

Mamacook said...

These look great but from a food safety point of view it's better to boil the beans for 10 mins after soaking in fresh water to reduce the risk of food poisoning. It's because they contain a toxin, phytohemagglutinin. It's most concentrated in red kidney beans but is still present in other beans. After the 10 min boil you can put into the slow cooker but IMO it's not worth the risk. There were repeated issues with this in the 70's when slow cookers were really popular.

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