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Cantina Pinto Beans

“Cumin, cilantro and red pepper flakes lend a Southwestern flair to tender pinto beans in this recipe from Mrs. L.R. Larson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 'This dish was inspired by one served at a Dallas, Texas restaurant. The chef added chunks of ham, but my version is meatless,' she writes. 'It makes a great Tex-Mex side or a filling lunch when served with corn bread.'”

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2011

This recipe tastes OK as written, but it needs fat as a flavor carrier. A lot of the reviewers knew to saute the aromatics before adding to the beans and that makes this recipe excellent. Older beans will take longer to cook so if your beans took much longer than the recipe states, your beans were old when you bought them. Try buying beans from another store or buy another brand.

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kristyreal

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

I don't understand how the cook time is listed as 1 hr 30 minutes. 2 minutes boiling + 1 hr resting + 1 hour simmering + 30 minutes simmering = 2hrs 32 minutes, not to mention all the time it takes to come to boil. Good recipe, but very time consuming!

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rezthepinnacle

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2011

These are awesome! My six year old groaned when I told him we were having beans, but ended up eating two bowls! He wants me to make it again tomorrow! We followed the recipe pretty much as-is, but I sauteed he onion and garlic in olive oil before adding beans, broth, and other ingredients. I omitted the celery since I'm not a fan of it. We used rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis. I only had one can, but it was enough. Make sure to add the cilantro--it makes the dish! Economical, healthy, and delicious!

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Danielle

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2011

Very good, I had to cook the beans quite a bit longer than the recipe called for (but I did the quick soak method beforehand, so that could have required longer cooking times)

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Melanie

Reviewed: May 6, 2011

I really liked these beans, I added a bit of smoked sausage to it, but otherwise I followed the directions to the "T"

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corunmila

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Jacksonville, Arkansas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

My bf really liked these so they got 4 stars. Otherwise I'd give them 3 & I think the only reason he liked them is because I added some bacon that the recipe didn't call for. Not sure I'd make these again. Not horrible but just not my favorite.

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GINGERLY88

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2010

Delicious! I added a can of Rotel and green bell pepper. I also soaked the beans for about 6 hours before cooking them on medium. I waited to add salt until after the beans had cooked. I'm definitely going to have to make this again in the future!

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NotoriousYBB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2010

I changed very little but have no doubt this recipe would be fantastic without the changes! (I didn't have a few things-I used veg stock instead of chicken broth and somehow, I didn't have bay leaves!)

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