Pinto Beans With Mexican-Style Seasonings

Take dried pinto beans up a notch with Mexican-inspired ingredients such as chile peppers, chili powder, and cumin. You'll want to bookmark this recipe for pinto beans with Mexican-style seasonings — you'll come back to it again and again.

Ingredients

  • dried pinto beans (1 pound)
  • water (4 cups)
  • diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (2 (10 ounce) cans)
  • bacon (0.5 pound)
  • yellow onion (1 )
  • chili powder (1 tablespoon)
  • ground cumin (1 tablespoon)
  • garlic powder (1.5 teaspoons)
  • fresh cilantro (0.5 bunch)
  • salt (0 )

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Place pinto beans into a large pot and pour in enough water to cover by 2 to 3 inches. Let beans soak overnight.
  3. Drain beans, return to pot, and pour in fresh water to cover.
  4. Add tomatoes, bacon, onion, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 3 hours.
  5. Check the beans occasionally and add more water if needed.
  6. Stir cilantro and salt into beans and simmer until beans are soft, about 1 more hour.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

  • kcal: 267
  • fat: 5 g
  • sats: 2 g
  • carbs: 41 g
  • fibre: 14 g
  • protein: 16 g
  • salt: 0 g