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Mexican Baked Beans with Chorizo
These Mexican Baked Beans with Chorizo are smoky, sweet, and spicy! This gluten free recipe makes a TON, and it's freezable. Serve as a side at your next BBQ, piled on toast, or with fried eggs for brunch.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 317 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 8 oz. pork chorizo such as Cacique®
- 1 onion diced
- 2 Jalapeno peppers seeds and ribs removed, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more if needed
- 6 oz. can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed (light or dark is fine)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 60 oz. pinto beans four small cans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro plus more for serving
- Juice of one lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a dutch oven (or other heavy, deep oven-proof skillet or pot), cook the pork chorizo over medium-high heat until browned, breaking it up into small crumbles as you go (about 3 minutes).
- Add the onions and jalapeño peppers. Sauté until softened and browned (about 3 minutes).
- Add the two cloves of minced garlic. Sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Add the smoked paprika (1 tablespoon), chili powder (1 tablespoon), cumin (1 tablespoon), and kosher salt (1 teaspoon). Stir to coat.
- Add the whole can of tomato paste. Stir to coat and cook for about 1 minute, until it starts to turn a deep color.
- Add the molasses (1/4 cup), brown sugar (1/4 cup) and apple cider vinegar (1/4 cup) and stir until sugar has melted and all ingredients are incorporated (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add the four cans of drained and rinsed pinto beans and water (1/2 cup) and stir.
- Place pot in preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, uncovered, until thick and bubbly.
- Stir in lime juice and fresh cilantro. Serve hot with extra cilantro for garnish. Season with more salt to taste, if needed.
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Notes
- Not a fan of spicy? Feel free to replace the jalapeño peppers with a bell pepper. Or, if you love spicy, leave the seeds in.
- For a vegetarian option, use Cacique® Soy Chorizo. They also make a beef chorizo if you don't want pork.
- You can use dry beans if you prefer- cook a whole 1 lb. bag of dry pinto beans, drain, rinse, and use as directed above.
- The provided nutrition information does not include any added sodium from seasoning to taste, any optional ingredients, and it does not take brands into account. Feel free to calculate it yourself using this calculator or by adding the recipe to Yummly.
Nutrition Information
Calories
317kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
550mg
(23%)
Potassium
930mg
(27%)
Fiber
14g
(56%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
820IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
8.5mg
(9%)
Calcium
100mg
(10%)
Iron
4.7mg
(26%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 317
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 317kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 550mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 930mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 820IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 8.5mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4.7mg | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.