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Best Ever Pinto Beans
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Best Ever Pinto Beans

6 ingredients 10 min + 3 hr 6 servings openrecipes
Best Ever Pinto Beans

"I learned to make pinto beans from my Grandma, who came from Oklahoma. I've added to the recipe, and my Mother used to say mine were the best beans she'd ever tasted. Serve the Southern way - with cornbread and steamed greens."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

435
Calories
36g
Protein
15g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Pinto Bean 1/2 cup (86g) canned 122
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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
  • 6 cups water, or more as needed to cover
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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