Chicken And Baked Beans Slow Cooker

Whether it's for your next BBQ or family dinner, this chicken & baked beans (homemade) slow cooker meal is a kid-friendly AND a crowd-pleaser.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Baked Beans

A friend of mine posted a pic of baked beans and chicken in her slow cooker. I was instantly intrigued to make a healthier version that didn't use canned baked beans. The hardest part in creating this recipe was getting the base (broth, honey, ketchup, etc) for the homemade baked beans right. I wanted the sweetness of the beans without overloading the dish with processed ingredients or refined sugar. I'll admit – it took me a couple tries. My poor, patient husband ate a lot of beans while I worked on this recipe!

Slow Cooker Chicken & Baked Beans

For the beans I decided to use great northern white beans. If you can't get a hold of northern white beans then any white bean will do. Other suggestions are navy beans or cannellini beans. Please note you pre-soak the beans for at least 12 hours for them to cook properly. Yes, you can use chicken thighs if you want but personally I think thighs work better. I used boneless, skinless.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Baked Beans

Give everything a good stir before setting this to cook. You'll notice halfway through it will start to thicken. This is when I to like to open the lid and give it a good stir. Yes, normally you are NOT supposed to open the lid on the slow cooker once it is set but I find that stirring this halfway through helps cook the beans evenly.

3 lbs chicken thighs
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb northern beans, soaked
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Add broth, honey, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper to the bottom of the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
Add chicken, northern beans and onions.
Stir again until all the ingredients are well blended.
Cook HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW 6-7.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 4 hours

Note: This will thicken as it sits, especially when it cools. No need to add any liquid. When you re-heat the beans & chicken it will go back to the original consistency.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Baked Beans