Homemade Pinto Beans recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups water
½ pound dry pinto beans, sorted and rinsed
2 small onions, quartered
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ham base
1 teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

217.2 calories
carbohydrate: 39.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.9 g
fiber: 9.4 g
protein: 12.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 882.2 mg
sugar: 3.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a medium pot, add pinto beans, onions, garlic, ham base, and salt. Stir and return to a boil. Cover, turn off heat, and let stand for 1 hour.

  2. Return to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender or have reached desired doneness, 40 to 50 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

From dry to the table in about 2 hours. These basic pinto beans are great when making refried beans.

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