{"id":3387,"date":"2026-04-09T22:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:43:25","slug":"slow-cooker-3-ingredient-ham-and-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/slow-cooker-3-ingredient-ham-and-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Ham and Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Ham and Beans<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb dried beans (navy beans or great northern beans)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked ham (cubed or shredded)<\/li>\n<li>4\u20136 cups water (or broth for more flavor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Prepare the Beans<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinse the dried beans and remove any dirt or small stones<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Soak overnight for softer texture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. Add to Slow Cooker<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Put the beans, ham, and water (or broth) into the slow cooker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. Cook<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cook on <strong>LOW for 8\u201310 hours<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(or HIGH for 5\u20136 hours)<\/em> until beans are tender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Finish<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir well, taste, and add salt\/pepper if needed<\/li>\n<li>If you used a ham bone, remove it, shred the meat, and return it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Using broth instead of water = more flavor<\/li>\n<li>Ham bone gives richer taste<\/li>\n<li>Beans get creamier the longer they cook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve with bread or cornbread<\/li>\n<li>Add onion or garlic if you want extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Great for meal prep and freezes well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Ham and Beans \u00a0Ingredients 1 lb dried beans (navy beans or great northern beans) 2 cups cooked&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3389,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3387\/revisions\/3389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}