Slow Cooker Ranch Style Beans

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 Time10

Cook Time8

Servings:

Author: Hidden Valley

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Place the beans in the pot of a slow cooker. Add the bacon, tomato paste and onions.
Pour 6 cups water over the top. Cover the pot and cook for 8 hours on low heat or 5–6 hours on high.
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.