Crock Pot Caribbean-Style Black Beans

Cookgirl's Note:

Easy recipe for a weeknight meal. Throw everything in crock pot in the morning and your meal's ready when you arrive home from work or school. Serve with hot cooked rice; tossed salad on the side. Source unknown. Vegetarian friendly! *Update* February 2009: I used this recipe: Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties to replace the ham.

• Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 (15 ounce) cans whole reduced sodium black beans , drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened crushed canned pineapple
• ½ cup barbecue sauce
• ½ cup chopped yellow onion
• 1⁄3; cup brown sugar
• ¼ lb turkey ham or ¼ lb regular ham (diced) or 4 -5 vegetarian sausage links or 4 -5 sausage patties (crumbled)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger , grated
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• salt , to taste
• black pepper , to taste
• water or broth

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients except for water in crock pot.
2. Cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours. If mixture appears dried out, add a little bit of water or broth to desired consistency.
3. Serve hot with rice.

Reviews

[icandoit185]

I didn't like this quite so sweet. I added a couple of dashes of tabasco sauce. I might add a can of pinto beans to the next batch. I served it over corn bread.

[LorrieK]

I followed this recipe exactly but used 2 cups chopped cooked chicken instead of ham. I served it over brown rice. It was a huge hit with my family! This is going right into my Crockpot recipe cookbook - thank you!

[Larawithoutau]

I think this was very sweet for my taste but we enjoyed it a lot. I didn't have pineapple on hand and used fresh sliced red peppers in place of the pineapple. I did use spicy honey BBQ sauce, that may have attributed to the substantial sweetness.