One Pot Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 6 1/4 cups water
• 1 cup condensed chicken broth
• 2 pounds dried pinto beans
• 5 cloves cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• salt, or to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) container pico de gallo (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 4 hrs 15 mins


• combine water, condensed chicken broth, beans, garlic, onion, and crushed red pepper flakes into a large saucepan; season to taste with salt and pepper. bring to a simmer; cover. cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are soft, about 3 1/2 hours. you may need to add additional water to keep the beans from drying out.
• mash cooked beans with a potato masher to desired consistency. stir in mozzarella and pico de gallo before serving.