Pinto Bean Recipes

Pinto beans, traditional in Mexican food, are smoky and delicious. These recipes with pinto beans include soups, stews and dips.

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    Zippy Vegetarian Chili

    3 reviews

    Hominy and garbanzo beans are interesting additions to this zippy chili recipe that uses canned goods from the cupboard. I often serve it with cornbread or flour tortillas for a speedy meal. It's economical, too. —Karen Hunt, Bellvue, Colorado

    Colorful Three-Bean Soup

    1 review

    When I was growing up, my mother prepared many different soups, each seasoned just right. She often made this colorful...


    Pinto Bean Casserole

    13 reviews

    —Sherry Lee, Shelby, Alabama


    Sweet N Sour Beans

    10 reviews

    This recipe is popular on both sides of the border. It came from a friend in Alaska, then traveled with...


    Ham and Bean Chili

    2 reviews

    Leftover ham gets an unusual treatment from Carol Forcum of Marion, Illinois in this creative chili blend that features three...

    Texas-Style Skillet

    6 reviews

    I grew up in Phoenix, and my husband is from Texas. When we lived in New York, we really missed...


    Confetti Bean Soup Mix

    With its colorful variety of beans and delicious flavor, this soup is tempting. I like to give it to friends...


    Pinto Beans with Kielbasa

    4 reviews

    Sauced-up sausage, tomatoes, green pepper and onion accompany two kinds of beams in this warm main dish from Gloria Slater...


    Contest-Winning Vegetarian Chili

    35 reviews

    My husband and I love vegetarian Dutch oven recipes—and this vegetarian chili is one of our favorites. It makes...


    Pinto Bean Stew

    2 reviews

    This thick, hearty stew is loaded with beans and vegetables and makes a wonderful supper on cold winter days. I...


    Mexican-Style Pinto Beans

    3 reviews

    This Mexican-Style pinto beans recipe delivers rich, savory flavor and incredible versatility—perfect as a soup, stew, side or hearty main...


    Mexican Bean Barley Soup

    1 review

    Wonderfully warming, this soup is always on the menu for the retreats we host on our woodland farm. Everyone enjoys...


    Brown Sugar Baked Beans

    2 reviews

    If you must be stingy with salt, you're sure to appreciate this flavor-rich bean dish. "These beans are well-received by...

    Black Bean Lasagna

    1 review

    I'm a schoolteacher who loves exchanging recipes with my colleagues. This is a great recipe for a crowd. It's tasty,...


    Pinto Beans and Rice

    9 reviews

    I love to try different foods, and I especially like to see the reaction of my family when I put...


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    Texas Taco Dip Platter

    18 reviews

    When I'm entertaining, this colorful dish is my top menu choice. My friends can't resist the hearty appetizer topped with...


    Ham and Bean Bake

    1 review

    My mother shared this hearty cornbread-topped meal with me. and I've made it ever since.


    Tangy Bean Soup

    3 reviews

    This soup has a great southwestern flavor and is a real winner with my family. I love it because I...


    Pinto Bean Chili

    11 reviews

    This hearty pinto bean chili features creamy pinto beans and ground beef simmered with crushed tomatoes, ground cumin and chili...


    Hominy Taco Chili

    5 reviews

    "This robust chili is easy to prepare with canned items and receives rave reviews," says Barbara Wheless, Sheldon, South Carolina....


    Meatless Taco Salad

    1 review

    The cute tortilla bowls that hold this Southwestern salad are a snap to bake int the oven. We use canned...


    Colony Mountain Chili

    15 reviews

    My husband created this chili for a local cooking contest, and it won the People's Choice award. It's loaded with...

    Pinto Bean Zucchini Boats

    1 review

    Zucchini shells take center stage when filled with vegetables, beans and sauce. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin


    Three-Bean Chili

    You won't miss meat in this tasty bean chili.


    Home-Style Refried Beans

    7 reviews

    Lime juice, cumin and cayenne pepper make these beans so tasty, particularly when compared to the canned variety. I like...


    Zippy Three-Bean Chili

    3 reviews

    I use convenient canned pinto, black and great northern beans to speed preparation of my hearty three-bean chili. The one-dish...


    Southwestern Three-Meat Chili

    5 reviews

    When Mom came to live with me several years ago, I told her it was now my turn to cook....


    Texas Chili con Carne

    4 reviews

    I love to cook, but meals at my house have to be ready in a hurry because we're always on...