Everyone will love this Crock pot ranch style beans recipe that is hearty and delicious and seasoned to perfection. Each bite has just the perfect amount of seasoning and the slow cooker does all the work.
Crock Pot Ranch Style Beans Recipe
The Ranch Beans Recipe is finally here! Who doesn’t love ranch beans?
Well a name or two comes to mind, but they haven’t tried these yet! 😉 I adapted a recipe I found awhile back and made it my own and it is amazing!
No need to soak beans overnight. This recipe is so easy since soaking beans is not required!
What are ranch style beans?
This recipe is not too sweet and not too spicy. These ranch beans are delicious.
Dare I say, they are pretty close to the canned version (a crowd favorite around here). Of course, you have the added benefit of knowing all of the ingredients. Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Ranch Style Beans are frugal and delicious!
If your family loves these as much as we do, learn how to make them easily and quickly in the crock pot. You can make a huge batch for very little money or effort.
Once you make this easy recipe, you won’t buy the cans at the store anymore. These are fabulous and our entire family gobbles them up.
Dried beans are so cheap and inexpensive. This really is a budget friendly meal packed with flavor.
If you love this recipe, you must try Lazy Day Crock Pot Baked Beans Recipe. It so easy and another tasty bean dish to try.
You can make a meal out of these beans and serve with cornbread. We love this Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe and Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe. Yum!
Or serve the beans as an easy side dish. They go great with these Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken Recipe.
Another idea is to try adding ground beef to the beans for a hearty meal. Yum!
Feed a crowd with this Quick Ranch Style Beans Recipe!
They are so easy and everyone always loves this delicious recipe. They are frugal and tasty.
Perfect to feed a large family or if you are hosting a group.
What all do you need to make Crock Pot Ranch Style Beans Recipe?
- dried pinto beans
- tomato paste
- chopped onions
- seasoning
- cumin
I told you it was SO easy to make this and very inexpensive too!
No need to make doctored up canned ranch beans when you can make them homemade!
These are the best beans and the flavor is just amazing. Even my kids that were skeptical at first now rave about this recipe.
How do I make Slow cooker Ranch Style beans?
Just toss all of the ingredients into the crock pot. Cover and cook!
Cooking the beans is that easy.
The crock pot literally does all the work for you. Everything gets blended together for just an amazing flavor.
Come back in 8 hours and this delicious meal will be ready to gobble up. If you need it sooner, try 5 hours on high instead.
Serve and top with a little shredded cheese for a great meal!
Keep reading for the full recipe below.
Tips to make Mexican Ranch Style Beans Recipe:
I like to put the water in last because it tends to ‘mix’ everything nicely together.
If you do not like to mince garlic yourself, you can substitute 3-4 teaspoons of bottled minced garlic.
This is an indulgence, but it is a big convenience and sometimes you can find it marked down. Plus, one little bottle will last a long time.
You can also try adding brown sugar and a ham hock to this bean recipe. It will taste more like baked beans instead of ranch style beans but still delicious.
Once you see how simple and inexpensive this is, you will make this all the time! Seriously stop buying the cans of Ranch beans at the grocery store when you can make this instead.
Not only will you save so much money but it is not hard at all. The crock pot does all the work.
Serve it for dinner or leftovers. We love to put small portions in containers to freeze for later.
I like to freeze it flat in freezer bags but you could also use freezer containers if you prefer. This is perfect to enjoy for lunches during the week.
This is a great idea when you just don’t have any time and can grab this from the freezer. We love doing this!
This recipe is just so simple and dry beans make such a frugal meal to try. Don’t let those skeptical scare you away.
My kids were not fans initially but once they actually tried it, they loved it! They said it had the best flavor and they went crazy over it.
Make sure you have a good slow cooker to make Crock Pot Ranch Style Beans Recipe.
One of my favorite slow cookers is this programmable crock pot for when I am am not at home all day. I love coming home to a nice meal ready and waiting!
If you are in the market for something new, I also love my Ninja cooker. We use this one frequently because you can brown the meat in the same slow cooker for recipes that call for that.
It cuts down on pans to clean and just makes thinks really simple. It has become of my favorite kitchen appliances.
I also really like this crockpot as well. I use this all the time and it’s great.
My favorite feature is that you can lock the lid down. This is awesome for when you need to take the crockpot somewhere.
I often use the slow cooker to take dishes to potluck events and this feature is amazing! There are several others on sale here.
I also like to use crock pot liners to make clean up a breeze. These are worth every penny and save a ton of time.
Trust me! Buy the crock pot liners if you don’t already have any.
Try making Ranch Style Beans Recipe instant pot version!
Do you need your meal ready quickly? Try this recipe in the instant pot for a quick and delicious meal.
However you decide to make this, it will be great! Your family will absolutely love it.
Save time by learning how to freeze onions for Slow cooker ranch style beans recipe.
We save a ton of time by freezing onions and using them for recipes like this. It is one less step you have to do while cooking and makes busy weeknight meals a lot easier.
Save time and use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop the veggies. If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them.
They are such a time saver and we use ours frequently. I usually just chop the entire vegetable and freeze what I don’t need.
It’s so nice to be able to just take the diced onion out of the freezer for recipes. This is how I meal prep.
It’s so quick and easy and helps get dinner on the table fast. We do this with green peppers too.
Learn and how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save so much time in the kitchen!
Life is so busy and their are endless activities all the time. Anything we can do to save time and get dinner on the table fast is a winner around here.
Especially on busy weeknights when we are doing good to just sit down and eat. We love having easy recipes to fix.
Print this Crock Pot Ranch Style Beans Recipe below:
Everyone will love Slow Cooker Ranch Style Beans. The slow cooker does all the work for this delicious meal. Try Crock pot ranch style beans recipe.
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- dash crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
- 7 cups water
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Place all of the ingredients in the crock pot in order. I like to put the water in last because it tends to 'mix' everything nicely together.
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If you do not like to mince garlic yourself, you can substitute 3-4 teaspoons of bottled minced garlic. (This is an indulgence, but it is a big convenience and sometimes you can find it marked down. Plus, one little bottle will last a long time.)
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Cook on low 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
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Serve hot and toss a pinch (or two) of shredded cheese on top for a little extra yum!
This recipe is perfect to feed a large family or serve if you are hosting a group.
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Brooke Kingston says
Hi! Tried this for Father’s Day and loved the flavors. So easy! However, my beans never softened well in this recipe, even after soaking them overnight before cooking. They stayed rather hard! What’s your trick? Thank you!
Anne Speck says
Tomato causes beans to resist softening. Cook the beans in everything else all day and half an hour before serving add the tomato paste. I do this when I first get home from work and then change my shoes, take the dog out, etc. By the time I’m ready to eat the tomato’s worked in and I have soft beans.
Gillian says
I was watching Lidia Bastianich and she also says “NEVER” salt your beans before you bake them. That too keeps your beans from softening. I would add the salt at the same time you add the tomato products.
Kathi says
Hello. Love this recipe. The only thing I did differently was to soak the beans over night so as to not have as much gas and have to use Bean-o after eating them. They were really great and I have always hated the canned beans.