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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes

    Slow Cooker Black Bean Ragout on Roasted Sweet Potatoes

    Published: Nov 14, 2013 · Modified: Dec 20, 2013 by Ashley

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    I don't use dried beans often enough. They're such a good bargain, and unlike canned beans, you can control the amount of sodium added. This meal was hearty enough to satisfy two omnivores, and the house smelled wonderful while dinner was cooking away all day. I used two 32-ounce containers of stock, which ended up being 8 cups instead of 10, and I think it was the perfect amount. This way, my slow cooker still had a little room at the top, and I didn't have to use a partial container. I waited until an hour before the beans were done to roast my potatoes, and made double (or maybe even triple) the amount of pickled onions, since we love onions with our black beans so much. The onions totally bring it all together. This proved to be a wonderful way to cook dried beans. They had tons of flavor from all of the spices, which I didn't completely expect. As a side note, my son was eating forkfuls of pickled onions out of the bowl. Weirdo. Ha!

    Slow Cooker Black Bean Ragout on Roasted Sweet Potatoes

    Slow Cooker Black Bean Ragout on Roasted Sweet Potatoes
    Eats Well With Others (Adapted from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook)

    Yield: 6 servings

    Serving Size: ⅙th of recipe

    The ultimate set it and forget it meal, this slow cooker black bean ragout is hearty and delicious, especially served over roasted sweet potatoes!

    For the bean ragout
    1 large onion, finely chopped
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1 tablespoon ground cumin
    ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    2 teaspoon smoked paprika
    1 lb dried black beans, soaked overnight
    1 dried chile
    2 tablespoon tomato paste
    2 teaspoon salt
    10 cups vegetable broth
    1 tablespoon lime juice
    4-6 sweet potatoes

    For the lime-pickled red onions
    2 tablespoon lime juice
    ¼ medium red onion, finely diced
    salt

    Heat oven to 400. Pierce sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and roast until tender, 45-60 minutes.

    Put the onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, paprika, black beans, chile, tomato paste, salt, and vegetable broth in a 6 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours.

    To make the lime-pickled red onions, toss the red onion with the lime juice and a pinch of salt and let sit for 15 minutes.

    Cut a slit in the center of the sweet potatoes and fill with the black beans. Garnish with lime-pickled red onions and serve.

    Big Flavors Rating: 4 Stars

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    Comments

    1. Joanne

      November 14, 2013 at 6:11 pm

      The pickled onions definitely made it for me also! I'm so glad you liked it!

      Reply
      • Ashley

        November 15, 2013 at 12:00 am

        Thanks for sharing all the veggie love!

        Reply
    2. Mom

      November 18, 2013 at 9:59 pm

      Did you take that plate from my house??? LOL

      Reply
      • Ashley

        November 19, 2013 at 9:46 am

        Ha - no! Pier 1 🙂

        Reply
    3. Sue

      October 24, 2020 at 11:45 am

      Would canned black beans work in this recipe?

      Reply
      • Ashley

        October 24, 2020 at 11:50 pm

        I’d say if you want to do canned you should skip the slow cooker so they don’t overlook. My recommendation would be to sauté the onion and garlic in oil in a saucepan, then add the spices and tomato paste and let it cook for a minute or two. Add the black beans and just a little veggie broth and cook to heat through. You may not even need any veggie broth if you don’t drain the beans.

        Hope that’s helpful!

        Reply

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