Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup

Category: Beans And Grains

Ingredients and Directions

4 each bacon, slices, diced

1 each onion, chopped

30 oz pinto beans, undrained

1 each chicken broth, can

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup cilantro

1/3 cup picante sauce

In a 3 quart saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Cook onion in drippings until tender but not brown. Return bacon to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Variation: Brown 1 pound ground beef with the bacon. Also, add a 14 1/2 ounce can whole tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon chile powder and 3 small cloves garlic (crushed and sauteed with onion).