Chipotle Pinto Beans Copycat
Created by dienia b on August 3, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 4h
- Recipe #44934
Ingredients
- Pinto Beans
- 1 pound pinto beans, dry
- 6 cups water
- Base
- 1/2 pound onion, roughly chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Spices
- 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder, dried
- 1 teaspoon cumin, dried
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Citrus
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
How to Make
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Step 1: Soak the beans in water that covers them, adding more water as needed.
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Step 2: Bring beans to boil.
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Step 3: Turn off and cover for 1 hour.
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Step 4: Simmer with spices except chili powder.
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Step 5: Heat the garlic and onions until translucent
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Step 6: Add chili powder
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Step 7: Add to beans
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Step 8: Add everything to taste,
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Step 9: Adding water as needed; it's going to have strong flavor.
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Step 10: Bring to boil.
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Step 11: Reduce to simmer and cover for a couple hours or until tender.
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Step 12: Remove lid to reduce to desired consistency. They are thick, don't burn them at this point.
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Step 13: Remove bay leaves.
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Step 14: Salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 15: Add citrus juices to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (278.9 g)
- Calories 110.9
- Total Fat - 7.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 13.9 mg
- Sodium - 668.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 6 g
- Calcium - 47 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg