Terry’s Texas Pinto Beans

Description

An old fashioned ‘pot of beans’ recipe. It starts with dry pinto beans, onion, and chicken broth. Add green chili salsa, jalapeno and cumin for the spicy kick.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry pinto beans
  • 1 (29 ounce) can reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup green salsa
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • water, if needed

Instructions

  1. Place the pinto beans in a large pot
  2. and pour in the chicken broth. Stir in onion
  3. jalapeno
  4. garlic
  5. salsa
  6. cumin
  7. and pepper. Bring to a boil
  8. reduce heat to medium-low
  9. and continue cooking 2 hours
  10. stirring often
  11. until beans are tender. Add water as needed to keep the beans moist.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 8

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