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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.
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Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 16 hours
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