Name: Pinto Beans
Prep time: 720 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 960 min
Ingredients: 1 pound pinto beans (dryed); 1 medium onions (diced); 2 stalks celery (diced); 2 whole chili pepper (chopped); 1 medium green pepper (chopped); 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 tbsp garlic, salt, pepper powder; 1/2 tsp chipole powder; 2 whole bay leaf; 1 tsp smoked paprika; salt and pepper (to taste); 1/8 cup water (saute vegetables)

Pinto Beans

A go to meal for topping off a salad bowl or adding to rice. You can be smashed and use like refried beans too.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 12

Cook Time 4

Total Time 16

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Vegan

Servings 6 cups

Ingredients

1 pound pinto beans dryed
1 medium onions diced
2 stalks celery diced
2 whole chili pepper chopped
1 medium green pepper chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 tbsp garlic, salt, pepper powder
1/2 tsp chipole powder
2 whole bay leaf
1 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste
1/8 cup water saute vegetables

Instructions

Soak beans over night
Drain and rinse beans and set aside
Saute vegetables in large pot with a little water in place of oil (about 5 minutes)
Add beans and seasonings to pot and mix together
Add water to cover plus one inch
Bring to boil
Reduce heat to a simmer
Simmer for 3 - 4 hours until the level of bean softness is reached