Bacon makes any dish better.
Serve beans topped with green onions for added flavor.
Pinto
Beans with Bacon
- 1 (16-ounce) can pinto
beans, drained and rinsed
1/3 cup chicken broth
2 slices bacon, diced
1 tablespoon adobo sauce (from canned chipotle chiles) - optional
2 green onions, sliced
- In small saucepan, heat
chicken broth with diced bacon gently to render some of the bacon
fat, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in pinto beans and
adobo sauce, if using, and heat through gently.
- Garnish with green onions
to serve.
Serves 4.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 120 calories; Protein:
7 grams; Fat: 2 grams; Sodium: 370 milligrams; Cholesterol: 5
milligrams; Saturated Fat: 0 grams; Carbohydrates: 17 grams
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Pork, The Other White Meat.
