Recipes with pinto beans, dried
28 recipes
Bob's Refried Beans
Bob's refried beans simmer dried pinto beans low and slow with bacon drippings and garlic, then mash and pan-fry until crusty and rich. Authentic Tex-Mex refried beans from scratch.
2 Meals in One: Crock-Pot Chalupa/Refried Beans
Hearty winter meal that warms you to your toes! Any leftovers can be used next day for lunch or a side dish for dinner.
Deluxe Nachos
Nachos from scratch, or make these nachos quick and easy by using store bought refried beans and tortilla chips.
5 Alarm Chili
5 alarm chili for serious heat-seekers: layered with jalapeno, serrano, scotch bonnet, chipotle, and pasilla chiles over slow-simmered beans and meat. A deep, smoky, blistering bowl of fire.
Eugenia's 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carn
Eugenia's legendary 27-ingredient chili with chopped sirloin, sausage, pinto beans, mushrooms, olives, and orange zest. A kitchen-sink chili that freezes beautifully.
Sen Barry Goldwater's Expert Chili
Senator Barry Goldwater's no-frills chili recipe with ground beef, dried pinto beans, tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin. Five hours of low, slow simmering for deep, honest flavor.
Borracho Beans
Borracho beans (frijoles borrachos) with dried pinto beans simmered with pork and garlic, then sauteed with jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, and beer. Authentic Tex-Mex side dish.
Jack's Barbeque Pintos
Jack's barbecue pintos: dried pinto beans slow-simmered until tender, then finished with sauteed bacon, onions, garlic, and green chilies. Smoky, hearty cookout side that beats anything from a can.
Tin Plate Special - Rump Roast
Hearty Dutch oven rump roast braised low and slow with pinto beans, tomato sauce, peppers, and onions. This cowboy-style one-pot beef and bean dinner feeds a hungry crowd.
Anasazi & Pinto Beans with Hominy & Green Chiles
Southwestern bean stew with Anasazi and pinto beans, hominy, and roasted green chiles. Slow-cooked until creamy, hearty, and deeply satisfying.
Bean & Bacon Soup
Old-fashioned bean and bacon soup made with dried pinto beans, smoky bacon, carrots, celery, and a splash of vinegar at the end. Slow-simmered, hearty, and far better than the canned version.
Chili with Pinto Beans
From-scratch beef chuck chili with dried pinto beans, blended vegetables, tomato paste, and a slow 3-hour simmer. A big-batch recipe built for deep, layered flavor.
Chili of Penultimate Grooviness
Vegetarian three-bean chili with black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans, loaded with poblano peppers, cumin, and TVP for meaty texture. A big-batch vegan chili that feeds a crowd.
Eugenia Potter's 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carn
Eugenia Potter's 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carn recipe
Oklahoma Beans & Cornbread
Oklahoma beans and cornbread simmers dried pinto beans low and slow with ham until thick and creamy, served with sliced raw onion and a wedge of cornbread. A hearty, frugal one-pot supper with deep flavor.
Pinto Three Chile Salsa
Pinto bean salsa with three dried chiles, dark beer, blackened tomatoes, and caramelized onion, pureed and re-fried in smoking-hot peanut oil. A deeply smoky, complex Mexican condiment.
Bob's refried beans simmer dried pinto beans low and slow with bacon drippings and garlic, then mash and pan-fry until crusty and rich. Authentic Tex-Mex refried beans from scratch.
Hearty winter meal that warms you to your toes! Any leftovers can be used next day for lunch or a side dish for dinner.
Nachos from scratch, or make these nachos quick and easy by using store bought refried beans and tortilla chips.
5 alarm chili for serious heat-seekers: layered with jalapeno, serrano, scotch bonnet, chipotle, and pasilla chiles over slow-simmered beans and meat. A deep, smoky, blistering bowl of fire.
Eugenia's legendary 27-ingredient chili with chopped sirloin, sausage, pinto beans, mushrooms, olives, and orange zest. A kitchen-sink chili that freezes beautifully.
Senator Barry Goldwater's no-frills chili recipe with ground beef, dried pinto beans, tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin. Five hours of low, slow simmering for deep, honest flavor.
Borracho beans (frijoles borrachos) with dried pinto beans simmered with pork and garlic, then sauteed with jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, and beer. Authentic Tex-Mex side dish.
Jack's barbecue pintos: dried pinto beans slow-simmered until tender, then finished with sauteed bacon, onions, garlic, and green chilies. Smoky, hearty cookout side that beats anything from a can.
Hearty Dutch oven rump roast braised low and slow with pinto beans, tomato sauce, peppers, and onions. This cowboy-style one-pot beef and bean dinner feeds a hungry crowd.
Southwestern bean stew with Anasazi and pinto beans, hominy, and roasted green chiles. Slow-cooked until creamy, hearty, and deeply satisfying.
Old-fashioned bean and bacon soup made with dried pinto beans, smoky bacon, carrots, celery, and a splash of vinegar at the end. Slow-simmered, hearty, and far better than the canned version.
From-scratch beef chuck chili with dried pinto beans, blended vegetables, tomato paste, and a slow 3-hour simmer. A big-batch recipe built for deep, layered flavor.
Vegetarian three-bean chili with black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans, loaded with poblano peppers, cumin, and TVP for meaty texture. A big-batch vegan chili that feeds a crowd.
Eugenia Potter's 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carn recipe
Oklahoma beans and cornbread simmers dried pinto beans low and slow with ham until thick and creamy, served with sliced raw onion and a wedge of cornbread. A hearty, frugal one-pot supper with deep flavor.
Pinto bean salsa with three dried chiles, dark beer, blackened tomatoes, and caramelized onion, pureed and re-fried in smoking-hot peanut oil. A deeply smoky, complex Mexican condiment.
