Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage

4.96 from 22 votes

Pinto beans are easy to make in the slow cooker with very little hands-on time. This recipe makes a lot and is budget-friendly.

Course any meal, dinner, entree, lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword pinto beans

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 140kcal

Author Paula

1 pound pinto beans soaked overnight and drained
1 pound pork sausage
1 small white onion diced
6 cups water
2 tablespoons beef bouillon paste
2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce chop the peppers, or just adobo sauce.
10 ounces tomatoes and green chiles undrained
6 medium garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin

In a skillet, brown your pork sausage and onion and drain.
Place the beans, beef, and 6 cups of water in the slow cooker.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir gently.
Cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 8-10 hours. I like to stir the beans a couple of times during the cooking process. It seems the help the beans to cook consistency so that some aren't hard while others are mushy.
You can serve these beans with a slotted spoon for a side dish or with a ladle as a soup!