Food What would you do with 2# of cooked pinto beans?? Besides beans and rice.

[nomifyle]

I have a lot of dried beans and peas I was cleaning off a shelf in the pantry and decided to see if a bag (2#) of pintos would soften. I washed them to get rid of an potential beasties, put them in a large pot filled with water and added a handful of baking soda. Brought them to boil and let them sit for a couple of hours. Washed them again and put them in my largest crock pot on high for several hours. If I was still with my ex I would season and add sausage, cook a pot of rice and we'd have beans and rice for a few days. My now precious DH is not a fan of beans and rice, actually pretty much will not eat rice, so beans and rice are out.

Any suggestions other than with rice of what to do with them would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Judy

 

[jward]

have a bean dip recipe? Guys seem to like chips and dip, even when you sneak real food in on em.

 

[AlaskaSue]

Pinto beans - since you didn't cook with a ham hock you'll want to season them well...make sure you cook down the juice so it's not too runny. Serve with (or over) fresh hot, buttered cornbread (baked in a cast-iron skillet of course), and have on hand chili sauce (home-made or commercial), chopped pepperoncini and tomatoes, cottage cheese (makes a surprisingly good topping), shredded cheddar cheese, chopped onion. Two pounds of pintos wouldn't last that long around here, yum.

 

[Sandcastle76]

Make bean burgers or turn them into charro beans and have Mexican type meal.. can make them
Into bean dip also.. add some no bean chili and queso or nacho cheese sauce

 

[foreverkeeps]

Chili

 

[20Gauge]

Pack a hole in the bumper....Then paint over it...

 

[Wildwood]

They make better chili than kidney beans.

We like pinto beans, fried potatoes and cornbread along with some kind of greens or fried cabbage...you will need some sweet tea with that too. I second the opinion to season them and make sure the juice is nice and thick. My grandma always added a tablespoon of sugar to two pounds of beans for the last thirty minutes of simmering. It helps thicken the juice and adds a more savory flavor surprisingly...there's not even hint of sweet taste with that small amount of sugar.

 

[Babs]

They make better chili than kidney beans.

We like pinto beans, fried potatoes and cornbread along with some kind of greens or fried cabbage...you will need some sweet tea with that too. I second the opinion to season them and make sure the juice is nice and thick. My grandma always added a tablespoon of sugar to two pounds of beans for the last thirty minutes of simmering. It helps thicken the juice and adds a more savory flavor surprisingly...there's not even hint of sweet taste with that small amount of sugar.

I agree. I also prefer black eyed peas in my chili, but I usually use a mix of black eyed peas, pinto, and white beans. So much more flavor!

 

[packyderms_wife]

I use pinto beans in my home made baked beans recipe, and also in my chili recipe.and I like them in a salad... just saying. In my baked bean recipe I’m using about two pounds and damn it’s good!

 

[summerthyme]

I posted a recipe for the best barbecue baked beans I've ever had. They're an absolute staple around here now... I just canned 60 pints for the "ready to eat" four storage. Let me see if search can find it...

Aha! Here it is! http://xf.timebomb2000.com/xf/index.php?threads/best-ever-barbecued-baked-beans-recipe.555825/
It's got quite a few ingredients, but it's simple enough. 1 15 oz can equals 1 1/2 cups of cooked beans. I think they're better with a variety of different beans... fortunately, I've got at least half a dozen varieties of dry beans stored. But that's more of a texture thing... the flavor won't be affected if you only use pints.

Summerthyme

 

[Digger]

I make taco meat, then add mashed beans. Heat together and make burritos. Serve with sour cream and lettuce on top or rolled in the shell. I freeze 2 cup portions of beans so I can make burritos any time.

 

[Marseydoats]

Or you can just freeze them until you figure out what you want to do with them...
Mom always used them in chili, she didn't like kidney beans.
I like them mashed up with cheese on top of them. There's a name for that but I haven't had enough caffeine this morning...

 

[SouthernBreeze]

They make better chili than kidney beans.

We like pinto beans, fried potatoes and cornbread along with some kind of greens or fried cabbage...you will need some sweet tea with that too. I second the opinion to season them and make sure the juice is nice and thick. My grandma always added a tablespoon of sugar to two pounds of beans for the last thirty minutes of simmering. It helps thicken the juice and adds a more savory flavor surprisingly...there's not even hint of sweet taste with that small amount of sugar.

I worked with a lady years and years ago who told me that her favorite meal was pinto beans with ham, home fried potatoes, turnip greens, and a big pan of cast iron skillet cornbread! You wouldn't happen to be from the South, would you? LOL! Sweet tea? Isn't that the only kind?

 

[Wildwood]

I worked with a lady years and years ago who told me that her favorite meal was pinto beans with ham, home fried potatoes, turnip greens, and a big pan of cast iron skillet cornbread! You wouldn't happen to be from the South, would you? LOL! Sweet tea? Isn't that the only kind?

Yep...I'm from Arkansas! I always make my cornbread in an iron skillet and some form of pork always goes in my pinto beans. I spent several years in Mississippi where I found DH but I eventually drug him back to the mountains.

 

[Grouchy Granny]

Refried beans (can be used for burritos or bean dip).

Leave some juice in them, fry and mash in skillet with lard and garlic a little at a time, mashing as you go. Add juice as needed to keep them from being too thick.

And yes, it has to be lard - shortening or oil just doesn't have the right taste.

 

[packyderms_wife]

I worked with a lady years and years ago who told me that her favorite meal was pinto beans with ham, home fried potatoes, turnip greens, and a big pan of cast iron skillet cornbread! You wouldn't happen to be from the South, would you? LOL! Sweet tea? Isn't that the only kind?

Yum, sounds like a wonderful meal to me!

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Yum, sounds like a wonderful meal to me!

Yeah, me, too. It's a typical southern meal down here. The only thing that would make it even better is to throw a handful of cracklin's into the cornbread, LOL! I grew up on a farm, and this was typical fare for me, and I still love these kinds of meals, today. Nothing fancy, except on ocassion.

 

[packyderms_wife]

Yeah, me, too. It's a typical southern meal down here. The only thing that would make it even better is to throw a handful of cracklin's into the cornbread, LOL! I grew up on a farm, and this was typical fare for me, and I still love these kinds of meals, today. Nothing fancy, except on ocassion.

I make them as treat meals now since we've cut down on the carbs. I grew up eating food like this as well.

 

[nomifyle]

I'm going with chili and bean dip. Thanks all.

Judy

 

[packyderms_wife]

I'm going with chili and bean dip. Thanks all.

Judy

You're welcome and another thought since my mom didn't like rice she ate her beans with mashed potatoes or homemade bread or cornbread. Us kids loved beans and rice. Bean dip is wonderful if you google recipes you'll come up with a ton of ideas.

 

[Old Gray Mare]

You can make hummus out of pinto beans. Just substitute cooked pinto beans for cooked chickpeas.
Ham and bean soup wasn't mentioned. Refried beans? Or a personal favorite of mine cassolette.