Ingredients

  • 10 cups water
  • 2 cups dried navy beans
  • 8 slices crisply cooked bacon, crumbled
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups water
Directions
  1. Bring 10 cups water and navy beans to a boil in a large pot; cook at a boil for 2 minutes. Stir bacon, onion, brown sugar, molasses, and salt into water.

  2. Carefully pour mixture into a slow cooker.

  3. Cook on High, stirring occasionally, for 4 hours.

  4. Stir 3 cups water into mixture. Continue cooking until beans are tender, about 2 hours 15 minutes more.