Pressure Canning Great Northern Beans 

I was a vegetarian for many years which is coming in handy right now with prices so high. You can make a wonderful white bean dip by blending the cooked beans with fresh garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and a bit of lemon juice. Spread on some of your home made bread with grilled veggies and you’ve got a wonderful and filling lunch.

I’ve eaten pinto beans I canned 9 years ago. They’re excellent still! Beans last a very long time when pressure canned at home properly and stored properly

Pam, you and Jim are a wondrous blessing to me. Every time I start looking for ways to build up our supplies, you provide guidance and inspiration. I can’t thank you enough. ❣️

I'm 27 seconds in. What your 78. You don't look it. You are an excellent teacher. I have learned so much from you and Jim. Thank you for your videos.

A long time ago, my sister made a dish that she'd found in a magazine while I was visiting her. It has since become a staple in our family. We call it Bean Pie and it's is so simple to make. It makes 4 servings. Gather your ingredients together. You'll need one can of refried beans, salsa, already cooked rice (or instant rice), dried cilantro leaves, one large flour tortilla, grated Mexican mix cheese, sour cream, and some green onions. I start with cutting up the green part of a green onion with a pair of sissors. (I plant the white part of the onion in a small amount of dirt and let it grow) I use 3/4 cup of instant brown rice and 3/4 cup of water and cook according to the directions. I don't like the green onion crunch so I cook them with the rice, but you don't have to do that. I also cook the cilantro leaves with the rice. While the rice is cooking, line a small 9" pie plate with the tortilla. Spread the bottom with 1/2 the can of refried beans, then top with a layer of salsa and cheese. Top with the cooked rice mixture, then another layer of salsa, cheese and finally beans. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 25 minutes, then top with another layer of cheese and bake for 5 more minutes. If you use a glass pie plate, you can cook it in the microwave for about 5 minutes on high depending on your microwave. Cut in quarters and serve each wedge with sour cream, salsa and whatever else you like with it. Serve corn chips on the side. We usually start with a salad. My honey says that this is the best "Mexican" meal he's ever eaten. I always keep a box of instant brown rice and several cans of refried beans on hand to make this meal. I usually have several pots of green onions growing and keep a jar of dried cilantro leaves in my spice drawer. I hope this recipe will help you with your bean based meals initiative. I bet you can turn this into a meals in a jar recipe as well... Did you know that instant rice is simply cooked and dehydrated rice that is reheated and re-hydrated?

I just wanted to say, how much I appreciate your straight forwardness to inform your viewers.

You are 78???!!!?? And still working?? You look SO much younger! I'm 68 and don't have half your energy. You ROCK.

78! I’m 72. You are so with it. You have given me a new goal. Keep going. You are so helpful and happy and kind. 👍

I have had a hard time finding dry great northern beans in the grocery store, but have been finding them on a regular basis at Dollar Tree.

Remember beans are not complete protein in themselves. Most culture do combo with either rice or corn.

Jim and Pam, thank you so much for doing this series. We don’t eat a lot of meat in our house anyway so having these meat free canning ideas is excellent for us.

The concern in your face and voice were worth a thousand words of encouragement to start canning my beans. I so appreciate you both for the education and am looking forward to learning what to do with beans in a less meat situation ❤️🌹

I just love your videos. I’ve learned so much and have been canning since 2020 thanks to you. I’m 65. My husband loves the recipes

Whole food plant based folks like me are very grateful for this content as well! I'm glad I stocked up on legumes and grains etc. before the rush....

I haven’t listen to the rest of the video and already my heart is jumping for huge relief for help is coming. Meat is skyrocketing and by the end of summer by all reports, if things continue on the same path, there will be very little on the shelves. So before I begin the “ bean series of videos” I want to say thank you Jim and Pat for seeing what is needed for all of us. There is camaraderie here that many of your viewers have commented on. What a wonderful thing.

What a great series!! Can't wait to get the recipes! Thank you, Pam, for being so sensitive to others and their needs. We need more people like you.

geez---I thought you were in your 60's-----you are the most awesome woman!! thanks for all the great info, you are my go to for food storage and canning!

Our daughter just asked for a dehydrator (actually she asked if she could have one of ours lol), and I sent her one with liners. I told her about the fast beans & rice for camping. She said she wanted it to make camping food. She recently has been experimenting with sprouting grains, foraging, growing mushrooms and fermenting. We're kinda surprised because she thought we were a bit much with learning different ways of buying, growing and preserving the past few years. Suddenly she is doing things we haven't done yet. She is 25 and never cooks meat but knows she needs protein. She has a decent job but I'm guessing the rising food costs are getting to her. She liked the idea of doing the fast beans & rice. I'm guessing that it won't just be for camping

I never knew that you are 78!! You are so active 👏👏

A few videos back, as part of an illustration, you showed us the heals you wear for work. I was impressed then, but now that you mentioned your age, I'm beyond impressed. Wow! I will be canning blackeye peas today. They are my husband's favorite. My favorite are red beans, but any dry bean is OK in my book. I look forward to your ideas for these beans. Thanks.

Thank you once again; I cannot express just how much your videos have helped!! I’m now canning with far more confidence. You have a God given talent for teaching.

Wow! You look wonderful for 78! It must be all that clean living😊 Thank you for your excellent videos, they have been a great resource.

Holy Mother of God!!! You are 78???? I nearly fell off my seat.....You look at least a decade younger Pam. And you are still working for a living? I take my hat off to you, you are AMAZING. :) xxx

Hi professor Pam, I love your videos! Love it when Jim chimes in too! Thanks for sharing so much wonderful information! We really need your advice in this day and age!

Thank you Mrs C. , bless your heart , for the first time in my life 63yrs, I just seen anti theft alarms on the meat packages at Chinamart. 🍖 🥓 🥩 . Cause Ham Hocks would go real good with those beans

For the last 2+ years, I have been canning meat, both in soup/stews and as an ingredient. I have been putting pork and beef up in pints, however, for now on, I will use half pints. There are just the two of us to cook for. Usually, with pints, There are enough leftovers for a lunch, but, if times get as hard as many of us fear, two meal days will become the norm. A lack of refrigeration may also factor into our meal planning. So, no leftovers may be necessary part of planning. I have a cookbook called 'The Bean Bible' that includes recipes from around the world. I actually consider it to be an 'inspirational' tome instead of a 'follow the directions' manual. Actually this is how I use most cookbooks--lol. Anyway, just last week my husband complained that his knees hurt. Beans are his medicine of choice. So I experimented--could I have dinners based on beans for seven days in a row and not become bored. Yup. No problem. The last day, we had homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. Where were the beans? Aqua Fava in the bread, and black beans in the brownies for dessert. Which reminds me, I haven't told you of my multiple loaves of gluten free bread made using your recipe. I have used rice, almond, coconut, buckwheat, tiger nut, teff, cornmeal, and various bean flours made from powdered fast beans. I have arrowroot, tapioca, corn, and potato starches, but am finding I use potato starch the most, so far. I have beaucoup bunches of eggs right now, so I'm using whipped egg whites instead of aqua fava nearly all the time. I just put the yolks into the liquid ingredients. It's all good. Thank you again. I don't think I would have ever figured out the starch/flour secret. But now I can have a sandwich or toast when I desire. The last loaf I made had whole almond flour, teff, and buckwheat flours with potato starch. I wanted some rye/pumpernickel type bread, so I used molasses and ground some caraway seeds to flavor it up. Good--not rye, but acceptable. Again, thank you for putting in the time and effort to perfect a gf bread recipe.

I love pinto bean soup. You just open your canned pintos add them to chicken broth / water , add diced onion, slices of carrots,diced celery, I like a bay leaf or 2 ,garlic powder and a dash of salt and pepper. It’s so good with cornbread or rolls.

Thanks. The series on beans will be great

I have canned those. When you open up your jar go to RU-vid and look up Spain on a Fork he tells us a wonderful recipe for them. I tried it a my husband loved it. He wanted it two nights in a row.😀😀😀. Thank you so much for this series.

I can't wait to see your bean recipes! Thank you and Happy Easter!!

I did the same. The grocery prices are crazy. Also, you are the cutie that everyone needs in their life.

One local family in Maine, the Stewart’s, produce and sell canned ‘shelled’ beans. Well, I bought my own fresh beans from the farmers market last summer and canned my own for the first time. I didn’t use enough water and so had beans at the top with no fluid. They tasted perfect! I like eating the juice also so this year I will do less beans per jar. Love watching your videos and brushing up the skills I’ve not used for years. Sorry, Stewarts. I’m hooked and will can my own beans forever!

This is going to be an awesome series, thank you Pam. This will be so very helpful 🌷

I am looking forward to recipes using plain canned beans. I have done them that way and also in chili and baked beans. Both recipes for baked beans are not very tasty and looking for something better tasting. I buy up clearance sale dry beans and save them to can later. Usually one canner load each of several varieties for different dishes.

I'm excited for this new series! Great idea!

Thank you! Recipes for beans is a great idea! I'm in!

Today it is crazy🎉

I want to say thank you and Jim . I’ve learned so much from watching y’all.👍

Excellent idea for a series right now.

I have learned so much from your videos. I tell my husband I’m going to be watching my friend, Pam. At times I say, “Hi Pam and I 👋🏼😂

Just love you and your Channel.

Thank you, Pam & Jim! That is my favorite bean for white bean chicken chili!

Thank you for teaching us,so much!

God is good ,you are so talented,I watch you all the time Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤

How wonderful! I did 18 pints of black beans on Monday. Today 6 pints of lard tomorrow great northern beans. Looks like we are on the same page. I absolutely adore you guys Happy Easter!

Hubs bought me the Carey canner for Christmas. In 2 days I canned 13 pints ground beef, 1 pint Italian sausage and 15 pints and a 1/2 of chicken. I can't wait to try beans next. They will be for mom since we don't eat beans.

Rose, Thank for your series on beans.. Yes, meat prices are beyond being ridiculous and people are looking for alternative foods other than eating BUGS. I have been canning beans for years now but have a problem eating beans and yes I have tried all the "so called fixes" that do not fix the gas problem for me. I am looking forward to seeing your bean recipes and hope meat prices go back down soon, although I do not eat a lot of meat although hubby does. Keep up the good work.

I love Beans! and I love the way you and JIm work together..Your a great team...also I am looking forward to the new series....Beans are so good for us and I would eat them every night for supper if hubby liked them that well..🙂

I love the new series to figure out how to use beans as a protein substitute ❤️🙏❤️

Looking forward to the series. Thanks

This is a great video Pam and Jim!! Thank you!

Thank you yet again. Love having beans in the pantry. So looking forward to this series. You are serving your community well.

Finally went to order my NESCO electric canner, and the factory site was sold out. Ordered a presto 23q pressure canner instead. Im sure ill appreciate the larger size as i get more comfortable/confident with canning. Xoxo

Love this idea! It is even more needed today. I was just Googling different recipes in using plain canned cooked pintos. So, I see this was a year ago. We need to really get back on this one. LOVE IT!

Those beans are beautiful !

Yes. Same here.... Never in my life either and I'm 70

Vegetarians and vegans who follow a whole food, non-processed food diet have tons of recipes to share. We eat a very small amount of meat and most of our meals are vegetarian. Chickpea curry made with vegetables, chickpeas, and peanut butter is a favorite. Chickpea burgers, lentil sausage, black bean burgers, lentil loaf, lentil wraps with hummus and roasted vegetables, spaghetti sauce with split red lentils, and more. I make chickpea milk and use the okara for burgers or dehydrate to make chickpea flour. The milk can be fermented for a vegan "cream cheese" or sour cream. So many clever and creative ways to use beans, lentils, and chickpeas are out there.

Boston Baked Beans with pork belly are next on my canning menu.

I LIKE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS. I LEARN SOO MUCH.

I've found I can generally get my beans and grains from Azure Standard, and they're quality products. I was able to get cannellini beans there, which are my absolute favorite. Love that you're doing a bean series! Thank you! Happy Easter!

Great idea! Thank you for sharing this series

Great video, thank you.

God bless you! I love the video!🙏🏽

Good job Pam

Let me say you are the queen of canning! Very intelligent! I've watched all your canning videos and I love every one. My mother showed me how to can food but your modern, scientific approach is so helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for this information Pam. This is worth its weight in gold and I have no doubt it will actually save lives in the uncertain future ahead of us all. I've inherited random canning jars in my now-deceased MIL house. Until I decided to can, I thought I'd get rid of them. Now, I'm going jar hunting thru the house, garage, shed, anywhere one might be found. It's like a little treasure hunt, and I dance as they are found. Thank you again for your time and instruction.

Your channel is my favorite go-to! Thank you so much for sharing.

I am excited about this series. I have been wanting to can beans but have been putting it off for some reason. I really want to make some Fast Beans, too. Thanks for doing this.

I love your content! Out of all the rebel canning out there, I like to know how to do things ‘by the book’ and trust your channel to give me the visual tutorials on how to do so! Thank you!

I appreciate your wisdom and experience. Thank you so very much.

You look great for 78! God bless your heart. Can you do a video how to can roasted bell peppers grown from my garden.

Looking fwd to this series.

Love this bean video and look forward to more. I canned 18 pints of great northern and black beans today. Purchased them at our local Walmart at $2.24/$2.48 for two pound bags. They were out of Pintos. Four ounces of these small variety dry beans is perfect for a one pint jar. It works out to be about $.30/$.35 a pint including tax and lid. No charge for the jars since they are 40+ years old. Keep up the good work.

Did she just say she is 78?! Wow she looks good!

It's always good to have another source of protein. I love cranberry beans. That's a bean the Amish sell. It's like a brown bean but it's sweeter. Can't wait to see your videos of beans.

I cannot find cannellini, either. I've been going through my vacuum-sealed bean storage, and am canning them. Then the new beans will be vacuum-sealed. I'm going to try the "fast beans," and some "fast rice," too, to have some quick (or on the road) meals. Thank you!

The new series sound great!

Ooh, I love beans! I’m putting in quite a few bush beans in the garden this year for the first time. Fingers crossed. With this series, would you consider taking us from seed to harvest as well as preservation? I’m picking up jars every shopping trip to get ahead of the garden season. A much larger garden going in. I have to can in pints (IP Max rocks!) or dehydrate. I do t want to rely on the freezer. Many, many blessings to you.

I love to eat tostadas. Some smashed, refried beans of ANY variety would taste great on a crispy fried (in coconut oil in a cast iron saucepan) corn tortilla. Then topped with whatever else you may have ie. Micro greens, cheese, sour cream, yogurt, bottled tomatoes, or salsa. Anything you have... even just garlic salt works for me.

I thought you were in mid 60s. You look fabulous. Thanks for videos. I’m getting confidence to try my American pressure canner for 1st time

I'd never have believed you are 78. You look amazing for your age! I'd have guessed mid 60's. Our favorite beans dish is small white beans in a tomato based sauce on a baked potato or on a toasted slice of bread. Great with a bit of cheese if you have it but it's great without it too.

I appreciate the wonderful knowledge and very practical information that you share. I look forward to your upcoming series on using beans as a primary protein source in meals. Thank you guys for all that you do.

I LOVE your educational series. Thank you! 😍

Thank you. I’m excited for this series. You and Jim are gems.

Thank you both for showing us how to do up beans. Much needed !

Such a great series for these times.

I put beans in everything. I even feed them to my dogs, they love them. I foolishly thought canning dried beans was a waste of time and energy until you politely set me straight. I have always loved beans and have over 50 lbs in my panty right now. I bought them at about $1.00 a lb now they are double that price. I am about to can some beans right now. I see now what a savings that will be. Thank you. Rose and Jim for your wonderful videos.

Love the white northern beans and garbanzo to

What a timely series. You always keep my attention

I'm looking forward to this new series of yours.

I'm so blessed to hear this and can't wait to see the bean recipes.

Thank you for doing this. Love watching you can etc. Have learned so much .

Wonderful and once again TIMELY video. Thank you!

This is the video series I have been waiting for I hope you cover all of the bean family

Another awesome and timely video!! Thank you sooo much!

Thank you so much for your videos! A wealth of information. I canned cooked beans a couple months ago. (First time). Labeled bean mush with onion! Last week I canned soaked pinto with onion. Turned out great except a few did not have liquid to the top. You said that's okay if half the jar was still wet. Yay! Thank you, Mrs. Rose! I am certainly looking forward to your series 😅

Awesome thank you so much, you are inspiring

A great addition to the video list. Look forward to the series.

I love that you will be giving ideas for using beans with meals as they are such a good, nutritional plant source food. Plus with the rising costs of food, they seem to stretch the budget too

great video and timely