Black and Brown

The crock pot is the place for beans. No need to soak. Just toss them in, add seasonings, turn the pot to low and forget about it. I had a bunch of little chores to finish around the house so I let dinner bubble away while I went about my business. I combined 1 pound of black beans, 2 chopped red peppers, 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1/2 tsp chili powder, about 1 TB chopped canned chipotle chiles with the sauce, 1 TB cumin, and 1 chopped onion with about 6 cups of vegetable broth ( I was trying to make a veggie version) and turned it to low.

Just to make the complete appliance dinner I popped some brown rice in the rice cooker. When James was ready for dinner all I had to do was put dinner on a plate and top with a little cotija cheese and chopped onion. Modern convenience on a slow cooker Sunday.