Pinto Bean Recipes

Pinto beans, traditional in Mexican food, are smoky and delicious. These recipes with pinto beans include soups, stews and dips.

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    Fiesta Beef Bowls

    This easy entree will knock your socks off. Zesty ingredients turn round steak into a phenomenal meal-in-one. —Deborah Linn, Valdez, Alaska

    Spicy Chuck Wagon Beans

    Baked beans don't get any easier! All you have to do is open some cans, chop an onion, and add...


    No-Guilt Beefy Nachos

    Nachos you can feel good about! This meaty topping has less fat and sodium than typical nacho beef because you...


    Fresh Spinach Tamale Pie

    I got this recipe from my mother, who loved quick and easy meals for dinner. I made a few variations...


    Six-Bean Chili

    When it's cold and frosty outside, this meatless chili is sure to warm you up. It's packed with fiber, protein...

    Guilt-Free Chicken Chili

    This chili is a keeper. Make it on Sunday and you get lunch for the rest of the week, too....


    Pumpkin-Lentil Soup

    I was really craving a hot delicious soup—something filling and healthy. I looked around my kitchen for a few ingredients,...


    Pinto Bean Stew

    This thick, hearty stew is loaded with beans and vegetables and makes a wonderful supper on cold winter days. I...


    Mexican Bean Barley Soup

    Wonderfully warming, this soup is always on the menu for the retreats we host on our woodland farm. Everyone enjoys...


    Contest-Winning Vegetarian Chili

    My husband and I love vegetarian Dutch oven recipes—and this vegetarian chili is one of our favorites. It makes...


    Pinto Beans with Kielbasa

    Sauced-up sausage, tomatoes, green pepper and onion accompany two kinds of beams in this warm main dish from Gloria Slater...


    Confetti Bean Soup Mix

    With its colorful variety of beans and delicious flavor, this soup is tempting. I like to give it to friends...


    Texas-Style Skillet

    I grew up in Phoenix, and my husband is from Texas. When we lived in New York, we really missed...

    Lucky Bean Soup

    This recipe is from a bean soup gift pack I developed as a fund-raiser for our church. We provide it...


    Bean & Bulgur Chili

    A hot bowl of this zesty bulgur and bean chili will warm you throughout the year. The bulgur adds amazing...


    Southwestern Three-Meat Chili

    When Mom came to live with me several years ago, I told her it was now my turn to cook....


    Zippy Three-Bean Chili

    I use convenient canned pinto, black and great northern beans to speed preparation of my hearty three-bean chili. The one-dish...


    Texas Chili con Carne

    I love to cook, but meals at my house have to be ready in a hurry because we're always on...


    Ham and Bean Chili

    Leftover ham gets an unusual treatment from Carol Forcum of Marion, Illinois in this creative chili blend that features three...


    Zippy Vegetarian Chili

    Hominy and garbanzo beans are interesting additions to this zippy chili recipe that uses canned goods from the cupboard. I...


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    Ranch-Style Beans

    Ranch-style beans, rich and bold with the perfect amount of spice, are the side dish you'll want to serve at...


    Pinto Bean Dip

    Whenever there's a gathering, friends tell me, "Be sure to bring your bean dip!" With several delightful layers, this is...

    Country Bean Soup

    I like to give this mix as a gift, layering the beans in a clear pint jar and attaching the...


    Truly Texan Chili

    I am a native Texan, and this is the best chili recipe I've ever tasted—it's meaty and spicy. I'd make...


    Pinto Bean Chili

    This hearty pinto bean chili features creamy pinto beans and ground beef simmered with crushed tomatoes, ground cumin and chili...


    Tangy Bean Soup

    This soup has a great southwestern flavor and is a real winner with my family. I love it because I...


    Ham and Bean Bake

    My mother shared this hearty cornbread-topped meal with me. and I've made it ever since.


    Three-Bean Chili

    You won't miss meat in this tasty bean chili.