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Slow-cooked Great Northern Beans Today's recipe is not only budget-friendly but also incredibly delicious. This recipe yields enough Great Northern beans to feed your entire family. To achieve the perfect creamy texture, the beans are cooked slowly. Ingredients: 2 pounds of dried Great Northern beans 1 onion, diced finely (optional) 3 cloves of minced garlic (optional) 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika 1 tablespoon of freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons of seasoning salt 5 quarts of cold water (for the crockpot) Instructions: Thoroughly rinse the great northern beans with cold water, ensuring to remove any defective beans. Transfer the beans to your crockpot. Next, add cold water, onion, garlic, smoked paprika, freshly ground black pepper, and seasoning salt to the crockpot. Cover the crockpot and cook on a medium-low setting. Allow the beans to simmer for 10 to 12 hours, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add additional water to ensure the beans remain covered with at least...

Country-style great northern beans and ham soup This bean and ham soup is very satisfying when served on a cold day. It's quite delicious and will make eight to ten servings of soup. Leftovers can be placed into an airtight container and stored conveniently inside your freezer. Ingredients:  1-16-ounce package of great northern dried beans About 2-3 cups of ham, depending on what you prefer (I used end pieces from ham leftovers.) 1-½ teaspoons of freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt 1 teaspoon of onion flakes 2 cubes of chicken bouillon 6 quarts of cold water 1 can of cream of celery soup, or cream of mushroom soup Instructions: First, wash and rinse the great northern beans. (Pick out any debris.) Chop the ham if you prefer smaller bite-sized pieces of meat in your soup. (I left mine in bigger chunks. I also leave the fat on the meat to add extra flavor. You can trim it off if you prefer.) Add the cold water, onion flakes, freshly ground black pepper, seasoning...

Creamy slow cooked great northern beans Great northern beans aren't only delicious, but they are super nutritious. They're high in fiber, potassium, magnesium, and calcium (among others). Plus, these babies are cholesterol free.  If you suffer from flatulence after eating beans, add one carrot or one whole potato to the pot while they're slow cooking. Either of these root vegetables will absorb the gas quite effectively. Creamy slow cooked great northern beans Ingredients: 2 pounds of dried great northern beans Ham, ham bone, ham hocks, or pork roast bone (with some meat left on the bones) 1 onion, diced finely 3 cloves of minced garlic 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika 1 tablespoon of freshly ground black pepper 1-½ teaspoons of seasoning salt 1 cup of evaporated milk 20 cups (5 quarts) of cold water (for the crock-pot) Optional : 1 can of cream of celery soup 1 carrot, or one potato, to help prevent farting. Yes, a whole carrot, or a whole potato will absorb gas efficiently ...

All about great northern beans Great northern beans first originated in South America, like all other common beans. The bean is perhaps referred to as "great northern," because they were originally brought to the area of what is now called North Dakota by Spanish exploration. A tribe located in North Dakota known as the Mandan tribe domesticated the beans for cultivation. (LeafTV Contributor, n.d.) Great northern beans aren't just economically friendly, they're also really healthy. (The nutritional value per ¼ cup serving of great northern beans: For a 2,000 calorie diet: Serving size: ¼ cup) Nutritional information per packaged label for dried great northern beans Calories 90 Calories from fat 0 grams Total Fat 0 grams, 0% Daily Value Saturated Fat 0 grams, 0% Daily Value Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0 grams, 0% Daily Value Sodium 0mg, 0% Daily Value Total Carbohydrate 22 grams, 7% Daily Value Dietary Fiber 7 grams, 28% Daily Value Sugars 1 gram Protein 8 grams Vit...