by Diana Rattray
These slow cooker black beans are flavored with Tex-Mex seasonings and fire-roasted or zesty chili-style tomatoes. Feel free to add more heat with some diced hot peppers or add chopped bell pepper to the beans. This is a very easy side dish, and the slow cooker makes cooking a breeze.
PrintSlow Cooker Tex-Mex Black Beans
These easy black beans are slow cooked to perfection with spicy tomatoes, peppers, and Tex-Mex seasonings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Beans
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 15-ounce cans black beans, drained
- 1 14.5-ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes or zesty chili style tomatoes, diced
- 1 4-ounce cans chopped mild green chile
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, optional
Instructions
- Combine drained black beans, fire roasted tomatoes, chile, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, red pepper, salt, and pepper in the slow cooker insert.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours.
- Stir the cilantro into the beans just before serving.
