Slow cooker bean casserole

Name: Slow cooker bean casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 500 gram ground beef; 2 cans of tomato chunks; 1 can of red kidney beans; 2 onions; 3 garlic cloves; 100 gram red lentils; pinch of chili flakes; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; 2 tablespoons ground coriander; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 small can of corn; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 cup of coffee; 2 jalapeño peppers; pepper and salt to taste

An easy slow cooker bean casserole for a busy day. It has lots of flavors, spices, ground beef, lentils, a bit of spice and even coffee. Mm!

Recipe slow cooker bean casserole

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-06-21, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 4 hours 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

Let's get started

Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

4 hours

Total time

4 hours 10 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic cloves. Finely chop the jalapeño pepper and that's all for the preparation.

Add the jalapeño along with the onion, garlic, ground beef, ground cumin, ground coriander, tomato paste, cocoa powder, pinch of chili flakes, red lentils, canned tomatoes, pepper, salt, canned kidney beans and corn with its liquid and the cup of coffee to the slow cooker and stir well.

Finishing the slow cooker bean casserole - 4 hours

Set the slow cooker on medium and let it cook for about 4 hours. After about 2 hours you can stir it one time, but if you're not around it doesn't matter if you can't stir it during that time.

SEASON with pepper, salt and maybe also the other spices. GARNISH with sliced of the leftover jalapeño pepper and serve with this lovely homemade bread if you like. Enjoy!