Pinto Beans and Spam

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Great comfort food that my mom used to make.

Ready in: 6 hours 15 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 12

• 3 cups clean pinto beans, (no need to soak overnight, not me, nor my mother, or my grandmother ever soaked the beans).
• 9 cups water, (can substitute beer for all or part).
• 1 quartered onion
• 1 bulb peeled garlic, (or less if you care : ).
• 1 can SPAM(R) cut in half and sliced into 1/2″ slices.
• 1 tsp black pepper.
• 1 tsp baking soda.

Preparation method

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 6 hours

1. Place all ingredients in the slow cooker on High in the morning and they are ready in 6 hours.