Best Mexican Beans

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Ingredients

  • 16 oz. pkg. pinto beans
  • 1/2 medium size onion
  • 1 jalapeno, cut up
  • 1 tomato, cut up
  • 1/2 pkg. well cooked bacon
  • 1 garlic clove
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Clean beans for any small rocks.
  2. Boil in a large covered pot of water for 1 hour (medium heat).
  3. Add chopped up onion, tomato, garlic clove and well fried bacon, all cut up, to boiling beans and water.
  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Add about a large cooking spoon of bacon grease to beans for extra flavor.
  6. Boil on low-medium heat for about 1 more hour, until beans are soft.
  7. Yum, yum!
  8. Enjoy!

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

184 kcal 9% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 4.6g 9% DV
Total Fat 8.1g 10% DV
Carbs 24.4g 9% DV
Fiber 2.6g 9% DV
Sugar 4.8g 10% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10009.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 275.8mg 6% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 39mcg 4% DV
Vitamin C 65.5mg 73% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 34mg 3% DV
Iron 1.8mg 10% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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