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Cowboy Beans




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 4 quarts water
  
• 2 1/2 cups pinto beans, rinsed, sorted, soaked and drained
  
• 1 small onion quartered
  
• 1 tablespoon salt
  
• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 10 ounces longaniza style chorizo or breakfast sausage, casing removed and crumbled
  
• 1 small onion, chopped
  
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
  
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can recipe ready diced tomatoes, undrained
  
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  
• 1 (1.25 ounce) packet Ortega taco seasoning mix
  






Instructions



1. Place water, beans and quartered onion in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook, partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Add salt; cook for an additional 30 minutes. Combine beef, chorizo, chopped onion, bell pepper and garlic in a large skillet until beef is no longer pink; drain. Add beef mixture, tomatoes with juice, tomato paste and taco seasoning mix to beans. Mix well; cover. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
   
2. Yield: 5 servings