Slow Cooker Tamarind Baked Beans

As far as inexpensive, nutritious plant foods go, legumes are hard to beat! Even using organic cannellini beans, this whole dish costs me only about $3 and packs a serious nutritional punch.

If you're unfamiliar with tamarind, you can pick some up at your local Asian market. One can of concentrate only costs a couple dollars and lasts for quite awhile. It adds a pleasant acidity to the baked beans in lieu of the cider vinegar that I usually use.

If you don't own a slow cooker, this recipe can be adapted to the oven. Try cooking in a lidded casserole dish for 6-8 hours at 250F.

Slow Cooker Tamarind Baked Beans

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Making your own baked beans is so healthy! If you haven't used tamarind, I recommend it. It adds a pleasant acidity to the baked beans in lieu of the cider vinegar that I usually use.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American

Servings 5 servings

Calories 431 kcal

METHOD Slow Cooker

DIET Vegan

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 pound of dried white beans
• ▢ 1 large onion, diced
• ▢ 3 cups of vegetable broth
• ▢ ⅔ cup of sugar (brown or white)
• ▢ ¼ cup of tamarind concentrate
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon of liquid smoke
• ▢ salt and pepper, to taste
• ▢ cornstarch, optional

Instructions

 

• Sort beans. Cover with water in a medium bowl and soak overnight.
• In the morning, drain and rinse beans. Combine beans, onion, vegetable broth, sugar, tamarind concentrate, and liquid smoke in slow cooker.
• Cook beans, covered, for 4-6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.
• Once beans are tender, check for seasoning. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• If you'd like a thicker sauce, make a slurry of a tablespoon of cornstarch and a couple tablespoons of water. Add to beans, stir well and bring beans to a boil until sauce has thickened.

Notes

If you don’t own a slow cooker, this recipe can be adapted to the oven. Try cooking in a lidded casserole dish for 6-8 hours at 250F.

Nutrition

Calories: 431kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 22gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 588mgPotassium: 1676mgFiber: 14gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 301IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 10mg

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