Easy Crockpot Ham & Northern Beans is a great 3 ingredient dinner recipe! Takes less than 5 minutes to put it all together in the slow cooker and then let it simmer all day. Dinner cannot get much simpler than that and if you are looking for a great dinner for less money this is the one. Feeding a family of five can become quite pricey sometimes so I like to make meals with beans in it.
Beans are a great source of protein and cost relativity cheap when buying in bulk. For this meal I used 1 pound of northern beans and they only cost me $1.19, cottage butt ham that I got on sale at Kroger's for $4.69 and I made cornbread from a box mix that was $0.50. So, the grand total I spent was $6.38 but divide that by 5 people and it comes out to $1.28 per person!
To prep as a freezer meal place bean, ham hock, garlic, salt and pepper into a freezer safe bag. Freeze. When ready to prepare thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Add water and cook on low for 8-10 hours. It is that simple. This is one of my 10 Crockpot Freezer Meals.
Be sure that you invest in a good quality slow cooker. Our favorite is this programmable cook and carry 6qt oval slow cooker.
But the best thing about this Easy Crockpot Ham & Northern Beans is the taste. It is a comfort food for me and reminds me of my childhood growing up. My mom and grandma would make this dish all the time because we had a large family, and this dinner went a long way. I like to serve Sugar Cornbread along with it. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. This is a naturally gluten free recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 lb great northern beans rinsed
- 1 - 2 lb ham hock cottage butt or diced ham
- 6 cups water
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder optional
- salt and pepper optional
Instructions
- Place beans and ham in slow cooker.
- Add water and stir.
- Add seasonings if desired; stir.
- Place lid on and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- Stir well and serve.
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Shelley is a boy mom, marine wife, and is blessed with an amazing family. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
Patricialynn
This looks good and beans are so good for you!
Beth
How do you make this one as a freezer meal? Just put ham and beans in the bag? Or do beans not need frozen?
Place beans, ham hock, garlic, salt and pepper into a freezer safe bag. Freeze. When ready to prepare thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Add water and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Lea Howell
Recipe calls for water, not chicken broth..Do I add Six cups of broth?
Updated to read water 🙂
Robyn
Are these canned beans or dry beans?
Kristina
Do you use dry beans? If so do you soak them overnight before freezing?
No we didn't soak but I would be sure to remove any pebbles 🙂
Beth Just
can you use bacon instead of ham?