• Prep Time: Active Time: 30 minutes (plus bean-soaking time)
  • Cooking Time: Total Time: 5 to 9 hours
  • Serves: 8 Servings

Slow-Cooker Pinto Bean Stew with Jalapeno-Corn Dumplings

Category: Healthy Recipes, Corn, Beans, Stews

 Ingredients List

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stew ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • 1 pound dry pinto beans, soaked (see Tip)
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dumplings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal, preferably whole-grain
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
  • 1 fresh jalapeño, finely chopped
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Garnish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup sliced radishes

 Directions

1. Drain the soaked beans. Combine the beans, water, onion, bell pepper, celery, corn, garlic, chili powder and cumin in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cook on High for 4 hours (or on Low for 8 hours).

2. To prepare dumplings: Just before the end of the 4 (or 8) hours, whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add butter and use a pastry blender, two knives or a fork to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add jalapeño and lime zest and toss to coat. Add buttermilk and stir to form a dough.

3. After the stew has cooked for 4 (or 8) hours, stir in lime juice and salt. Using generous tablespoonfuls of dough, drop 8 dumplings on top of the stew. Cover and cook on High for 1 hour. Serve each portion of stew topped with a dumpling. Garnish with cilantro and radish.

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