Great Northern Beans with Smoked Turkey| Crock Pot Bean Recipe

smoked turkey

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is often less expensive.

great northern beans

🥗Healthier: cannellini beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Cannellini beans are similar in texture, while pinto beans are usually cheaper.

Sort through the Great Northern beans to pick out any rocks or debris.

Soak the beans overnight and rinse them off before using.

Heat the crock pot on high.

Add the smoked turkey backs and turkey tails to the crock pot.

Add the soaked and rinsed Great Northern beans to the crock pot.

Add the chopped onion to the crock pot.

Cover the beans with just enough water to barely cover them.

Set the crock pot on high to cook for about 5 to 6 hours, or on low for about 8 hours.

After 2 hours, check the beans; the liquid should be turning opaque and the beans starting to soften.

Add a small amount of cumin, a couple shakes of salt and pepper, and stir everything together.

After about 4.5 to 5 hours, taste the beans and adjust seasoning as needed.

Remove some turkey meat from the bones to avoid small bones when serving.

Return the shredded turkey meat to the pot, stir, and cover to continue cooking.

After cooking, the beans should be creamy with the smoked turkey mixed in.

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