Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

Nice bowl of soup or a meal in a bowl! I usually bake the beans my self in a pressure cooker. Also, I add soft white cheese (queso fresco). The bacon fat is KEY to get rid of the 'canned' flavor and hit into the mexican authenticity!

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Vane

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

where are the jalepenos in this recipe - you can't make pico without jalepenos!!!

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Grammy

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

This was an easy recipe and really good, I will be making it again!!

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parismom

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Living In: Theodore, Alabama, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

This was excellent; and we loved it! I prepared it without bacon grease.

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pati

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009

Delicious. I did not use bacon grease... substituted olive oil.

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casey

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

I thought it tasted wonderful. I served rice with it and ate it as a meal.

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Bakery Girl

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

Although I thoroughly enjoyed this recipe, the rest of the family did not like it at all. I thinks it was because of the beans...the Pico de Gallo part was great.

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Larababe

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Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

Excellent recipe and very quick to make. If you don't have bacon grease, just use olive oil and lightly saute red pepper flakes before adding the black beans for a nice kick! This is a family favorite and when we have devoured the black beans we pull out the taco chips to finish off the wonderful pico de gallo.

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

This was very good. We made this to go with some ground beef tacos. It was a wonderful side dish.

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milosmom

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Bainbridge, Georgia, USA

Living In: Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

I absolutely loved these beans. The pico de gallo was wonderful. We added a dollop of sour cream and voila!

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Julia S.

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2008

I definitely will make this recipe again. Wonderful flavor in the beans. How can you go wrong with bacon fat, right. The pico de gallo was so delicious I would use it often just to dip tortilla chips as a salsa. Wonderful mixture of flavors. Thankyou.

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MARCELLE2

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2008

Very good... especially the Pico! My only complaint was I didn't make enough and I don't even like beans normally. =)

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Simsmom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Waxhaw, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2008

Excellent! I changed nothing. This one's a keeper! I served it with Zatarain's Mexican Rice on the side. The Pico de Gallo is great with that too. Thank you for a lovely addition to my recipe box.

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Pandora

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Living In: Seekonk, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

This picco de gallo was delicious. We ended up just having it with brown rice because I was out of beans. I can't wait to try it with black beans!

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Cook4U

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2008

Quite good. I didn't have any bacon in the house, so I sauted the onions in stock. The pico was really tasty and made the beans somethign different

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LindaT

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Living In: San Jose, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008

The pico recipe is great! I made the pico only to put on carne asada tacos and got rave reviews. So easy to put together. The next time I made the beans and served them as a side dish - pico optional for those who didn't care for it. The beans were very good - bacon grease adds a wonderful flavor. I added more water than it called for because they tend to thicken as the heat - but I also mashed them a bit so it wouldn't be too watery. Will keep to make again - and the pico is definitely a keeper!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Escondido, California, USA

Living In: Joseph, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2008

Excellent!! Don't change a thing. Served with steak quesadillas and spanish rice. Thank you!

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Missy S

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Living In: Lexington, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2008

I saw this recipe some time ago, but finally made it today when I saw that it was featured in allrecipes "The Daily Dish." Sure am glad I did! I'm not a big eater, but I could have eaten all of this...I think it would also make a great appetizer dip garnished with sour cream and served with tortilla chips.

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

This was SO good. I'm a vegetarian, so I didn't use any meat product, just olive oil. I didn't have much in the house in the way of fresh vegetables, so I didn't have the Pico de Gallo on top, but just the beans were delicious!

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