Southern Living Pinto Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb fresh dry pinto beans, sorted and rinsed*
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 (32 ounce) container chicken broth
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 dash red hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 place beans in a large dutch oven, and add water to cover.
• 2 bring to a boil, and cook, uncovered, 30 minutes.
• 3 drain.
• 4 add ham hock, tomatoes, broth, and next 10 ingredients to dutch oven with beans; cook 55 minutes or until beans are tender.
• 5 serve over rice with southwestern cornbread(no sugar)in a cast iron skillet.
• 6 *dried pinto beans may be substituted for fresh; however, wash and sort beans; then soak overnight in water to cover.