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Cowboy Pinto Beans Recipe
Photo: Markus Spiske

Cowboy Pinto Beans Recipe

12 ingredients 6 to 8 servings openrecipes

This cowboy-style recipe for pinto beans turns legumes, tomatoes, barbecue sauce, chile peppers, and cumin into a warming stew or side dish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

223
Calories
12g
Protein
2g
Fat
43g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pinto Bean 1/2 cup (86g) canned 122
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried pinto beans, debris removed, soaked overnight, and drained (see the Tip)
  • 1/4 pound
  • 8 cups water, plus more as needed
  • 1 (14-ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 jalapeño chile peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce or ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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