Mexican Beans

This is a wonderful Mexican beans recipe to serve as a side dish with your meal.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 221 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 1 pound bacon, coarsely chopped
• 2 pounds dried pinto beans
• 1 medium ripe tomato, chopped
• 2.5 quarts water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water and beans in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 hours, adding more water if necessary while beans cook.

Step 2

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown. Stir in onion; continue cooking until onion is tender. Stir in tomato and jalapeño; cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Off heat, stir in cilantro.

Step 3

Stir bacon-onion mixture into beans; continue cooking until beans are soft, about 1 hour.