Easy Mexican Pinto Beans
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 141.3
- Total Fat: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 561.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
- Protein: 6.7 g
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Introduction
An easy way to prepare dried pinto beans for tacos, rice and beans or any favorite mexican dish. No need to soak the beans beforehand. An easy way to prepare dried pinto beans for tacos, rice and beans or any favorite mexican dish. No need to soak the beans beforehand.Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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1 cup dry pinto beans
3 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Canola oil
1-2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 Onion, diced
1 Green bell pepper, diced
3 Roma tomatoes, diced
Cilantro, handful
Juice of 1 lime
Tips
10 hours in the slow cooker on high is the easiest way to cook dried pinto beans.
Directions
1. Rinse pinto beans and sort out stones. Place in slow cooker with 3 cups of water and salt. Cook on high 8-10 hours, untili almost desired firmness.
2. Heat 1 Tbsp canola oil, garlic and spices over med. heat.
3. While ingredients are heating, chop and add onion, pepper and tomato.
4. Drain and add cooked beans. Stir in cilantro leaves and lime.
5. Cook about 30 minutes or until beans are cooked to desired tenderness.
Serving Size: makes about 6 portions
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BETHARTEMIS.
2. Heat 1 Tbsp canola oil, garlic and spices over med. heat.
3. While ingredients are heating, chop and add onion, pepper and tomato.
4. Drain and add cooked beans. Stir in cilantro leaves and lime.
5. Cook about 30 minutes or until beans are cooked to desired tenderness.
Serving Size: makes about 6 portions
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BETHARTEMIS.