How To Cook Canned Pinto Beans (Easy)
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How To Cook Canned Pinto Beans (Easy)
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This recipe explains how to turn canned pinto beans into a delicious side dish to be proud of
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Ingredients
- 1 tbs cooking oil
- ½ inch slice of yellow onion - chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 lice of bacon - cut into 1 inch pieces
- 15 oz can pinto beans
- ½ cup water ***See Pro Tip***
- 1 tbs unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon cooking oil over medium heat. When the oil is shimmery on the top add the chopped onion and garlic and saute until soft and nearly see through (about 2 minutes)
- Add the bacon and cook together until the bacon is soft and nearly done.
- Drain the liquid from the can of pinto beans
- Now Add the pinto beans to the sauce pan and continue to heat over medium heat.
- Add ½ cup fresh water to the pinto beans
- Put the butter, sugar, hot sauce, salt and pepper in and heat till bubbly.
- Taste before serving and add more salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with chopped onion and hot sauce
Notes
- It is important to do your cooking math! One can of beans feeds about 2 people, so if you are feeding more people simply divide the number of people you have by 2 and that's how many cans you need.
- Just increase the other ingredients by however many cans of beans you need to use to feed your family.
- Always drain the liquid off of the pinto beans before doing anything else. Some might say there is flavor in that liquid, but honestly, most of the time I think that liquid doesn’t taste very good. It isn’t the type of flavor I look for in my bean recipes!
- Rinse the beans too if the liquid looks really thick and sticky. Sometimes it does. I don’t know why this happens, but if you are in question, then put your beans in a colander or strainer and rinse them off with cold tap water.
- In the recipe, I give instructions for adding onion, garlic and bacon. All of those are great ingredients but not entirely necessary if you don’t have them available. What is necessary is salt, pepper and a tiny bit of sugar.
- PRO TIP: To add a MORE flavor to your beans, use chicken stock instead of a ½ cup of water OR add 1 bullion cube plus ½ cup water and hold the salt until you taste, then add salt if needed.
- It is important to do your cooking math! One can of beans feeds about 2 people, so if you are feeding more people simply divide the number of people you have by 2 and that's how many cans you need.
- Just increase the other ingredients by however many cans of beans you need to use to feed your family.
- Always drain the liquid off of the pinto beans before doing anything else. Some might say there is flavor in that liquid, but honestly, most of the time I think that liquid doesn’t taste very good. It isn’t the type of flavor I look for in my bean recipes!
- Rinse the beans too if the liquid looks really thick and sticky. Sometimes it does. I don’t know why this happens, but if you are in question, then put your beans in a colander or strainer and rinse them off with cold tap water.
- In the recipe, I give instructions for adding onion, garlic and bacon. All of those are great ingredients but not entirely necessary if you don’t have them available. What is necessary is salt, pepper and a tiny bit of sugar.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0.5cup
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
687mg
(29%)
Potassium
21mg
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1.3mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cup | |
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 687mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 21mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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