Pinto Bean Soup


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 198.9
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,586.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 44.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 17.3 g
  • Protein: 13.5 g

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Introduction

A great cold weather Sunday afternoon soup. A great cold weather Sunday afternoon soup.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 lb pinto beans, dry
    1 large onion, roughly chopped
    1 26oz jar salsa
    1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
    3 tsp Better Than Bouillon beef base
    Water to cook beans


Directions

Rinse and sort the dry beans.
In a dutch oven, cover the beans with water by at least 3 inches. Add the chopped onion and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook beans until nearly tender, approximately 2-3 hours. Check water level occasionally, adding more hot water as needed to maintain approx 1 inch of water over the beans.
Add the salsa, vinegar, and beef base, stirring to combine. Reduce heat to low, cook for about 30 minutes to let flavors combine.
Enjoy with corn bread and a salad.
Makes about 6 servings.


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user **MOJOMOMMA**.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    It's both tasty and really easy to make. It takes maybe 5 minutes of prep work if you throw it in the crock pot. - 7/17/12


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    great recipe for a low fat meal. loved it - 11/23/09


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    Incredible!
    Fantastic soup, I love recipes that are tastey, filling and easy to prepare,, and this is all three!!! - 2/27/09