Slow Cooker Ranch Style Beans

Name: Slow Cooker Ranch Style Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 490 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound dried pinto beans; ½ pound bacon; ¼ cup tomato paste; ½ onion; 1 tablespoon Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker; 1 tablespoon chili powder

There are Ranch Style Beans and then there are Hidden Valley® Ranch Style Beans. This slow cooker recipe takes its time to develop the flavor harmony of bacon, onions, beans, chili powder and HVR Seasoning to make them just right on a cold winter’s day or parked next to your favorite picnic delicacy on a lazy summer afternoon.

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 8 hr
Servings 6

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Ingredients (6)

dried pinto beans 1 pound
bacon, chopped ½ pound
tomato paste ¼ cup
onion, diced ½
chili powder 1 tablespoon
Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker

Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker 1 tablespoon

For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

Steps (3)

1

Place the beans in the pot of a slow cooker. Add the bacon, tomato paste and onions.
2

Pour 6 cups water over the top. Cover the pot and cook for 8 hours on low heat or 5–6 hours on high.
3

Two hours before you are finished, stir in the ranch seasoning and chili powder. Serve hot.
Note: For a vegetarian version, leave out the bacon.

1. 1
  
  Place the beans in the inner pot of your multi-cooker. Add the bacon, tomato paste and onions. Pour 5 cups of water over the top.
2. 2
  
  Turn on the multi-cooker and secure the lid, setting pressure valve to “sealing.” Select “manual” or “pressure cook” and cook on high-pressure for 30 minutes. Select “cancel” to turn off the machine.
3. 3
  
  Allow the pressure valve to natural pressure release for at least 15 minutes, then quick-release the pressure by turning the seal to “venting.” Remove the lid, then stir in the ranch seasoning and chili powder.
4. 4
  
  Check for doneness. Serve warm if finished. If necessary, pressure cook another 5 minutes by following the steps above.
* Always follow manufacturer’s instructions.