Finally, I have a recipe to make a pot of black beans while you whisk off to work.  When you return home the beans are ready to eat.  Make sure you have a crock pot that goes to a warm setting once it finishes cooking.

Grocery shopping list:  Dried Black Beans, Garlic Powder, Bay leaves, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cumin, Black Pepper, Chipotle Powder, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, Italian Seasonings.

Great as a soup, salad topper or side item.

Ingredients:

2 lbs of dried black beans (soaked overnight in water then rinsed)

2 32 oz of Water or Broth

2 tbsp garlic powder

3 dried bay leaves

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp of cumin

1 tsp black pepper

1 red onion or sweet onion (diced)

5 garlic cloves (diced)

2 pinches of italian seasonings

Directions:

1.  Soak beans over night in water (1 part beans, 2 parts water).
2. Rinse and drain the beans.
3. Add organic broth (chicken, vegetable) until you reach 1 inch above the top layer of the beans.
4. Add seasonings, onions, and garlic.
5. Cook in crockpot for 10 hours.
6. Add 1 cup to the beans to a bowl then enhance the flavor with pink himalayan sea salt, chipotle powder, olive oil.
7. Great as a soup, salad topper (drain off liquid) or side for an entree.