Texas Pinto Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package dry pinto beans
• 4 2/3 cups water
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 2 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a dutch oven,add water 2 inches above beans.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 boil 1 minute, cover and remove from heat.
• 4 let stand 1 hour.
• 5 drain.
• 6 bring beans and 4 2/3 cups water and next 4 ingredients to a boil in the dutch oven.
• 7 cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until tender.
• 8 add tomato and jalapeno pepper and simmer mixture for 30 more minutes.