charro beans

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 28
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 171.6
  • Total Fat: 10.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 22.2 mg
  • Sodium: 419.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
  • Protein: 10.0 g

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Introduction

Pressure cooker recipe ( do NOT presoak beans for use in pressure cooker!) may be adapted by following directions on bean package for presoak and cooking times and directions.
* using fresh tomatoes reduces the sodium content! :) draining the chorizo reduces the fat content but I didn't measure it to figure it out!
Pressure cooker recipe ( do NOT presoak beans for use in pressure cooker!) may be adapted by following directions on bean package for presoak and cooking times and directions.
* using fresh tomatoes reduces the sodium content! :) draining the chorizo reduces the fat content but I didn't measure it to figure it out!

Number of Servings: 28

Ingredients

    dry pinto beans, 3 cup
    farmer john's chorizo, 16 oz
    *Hormel Bacon Bits, 8 tbs
    Olive oil 2 Tbs.
    Green Peppers (bell peppers), 2 cup, chopped
    Onions, raw, 1 large
    Garlic 4 large cloves
    sunny select petite diced tomatoes, 1.75 cup
    OR fresh diced roma tomatoes
    Salt, .33 tsp
    Pepper, black, 1 tsp
    *Cumin seed, 1 tbs
    Chili powder, 1.5 tbs
    Jalapeno Peppers, 4 pepper

Directions

Rinse and sort beans add to pressure cooker with 7 cups of water and 3 T oil. Bring to pressure and cook 25 minutes. Quick release pressure, drain reserving about a cup cooking liquid.

Cook Chorizo, drain well in a strainer and wipe out pan. Add oil and bacon bits, onions and bell peppers, sweat add pressed garlic. Add tomatoes, well drained chorizo, beans and liquid all spices and jalapenos sliced in large chunks or minced, minced, your prefference. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least 20 minutes.

Makes aprox. 28 (1/2 cup) servings

Number of Servings: 28

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PCHAPLEY.