New Mexico Pinto Beans

Author: Kathy Schowe

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New Mexico Pinto Beans

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ingredients:

• 4 cups pinto beans
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 6-8 slices of bacon
• 6 garlic cloves finely sliced
• 1 jalapeno chopped
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon  chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 cans Rotel tomatoes with peppers 
• salt to taste

instructions:

How to cook New Mexico Pinto Beans

1.  Rinse beans and then cover with water to soak over night.
2.  Drain beans in colander.
3. Cook the bacon in a dutch oven until crispy. Don't drain. Add in the onion, jalapenos, cumin, garlic powder, chili powder and oregano and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
4. Add in the garlic and cook for 3 minutes, then add the beans, chicken broth and can of Rotel.
5. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer and cook covered for 3-4 hours.
6. Taste and season with salt to taste.

NOTES:

New Mexico Beans were a staple in our house growing up. Beans and cornbread fed lots of happy people!

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