Slow Cooker Beans

Photo: Rachel

Ingredients

500 grams dried cannellini beans, soaked then boiled as instructed

1 jar marinara sauce

1 can chopped tomatoes

1 onion, chopped

chopped garlic, as preferred

any herbs: oregano, thyme, or mixed

2 bay leaves

generous glug of olive oil

Preparation

Soften the onion, garlic and carrot slowly in the oil. Try to avoid them colouring too much. Add the marinara sauce, tomatoes and herbs, bring to a simmer. Transfer to slow cooker and mix in the beans. Ensure all of the beans are submerged - if not, add a little extra water.

If you would like to eat these for breakfast, cook overnight. After I soaking my beans, I only boiled them for 30 mins, but I set my slow cooker to "high" for the rest of the cooking time. Use your judgement here!