Jen's Cheater Borracho Pinto Beans

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 slices bacon, cut into small pieces (i use wright's)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can rotel tomatoes and green chilies, original, do not drain
• 4 (16 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed in hot water (i use bush's)
• 2 -4 tablespoons fiesta brand pinto bean seasoning, season to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• water

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon & onion together in large pot. do not add oil.
• 2 when bacon and onion are almost done, stir in garlic. do not drain bacon grease!
• 3 add can of rotel with juice. stir all together.
• 4 add pinto beans, seasoning to taste, and water to cover the beans. i just pour the seasoning in and stir until the water turns orangey-red.
• 5 cook on low until ready to serve.
• 6 add cilantro & serve.
• 7 i also make this in a crockpot and simmer it all day, nobody will ever know the difference!