Best Ever Pinto Beans Recipe

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Best Ever Pinto Beans
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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups water , or more as needed to cover
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 (6.5 oz) can tomato sauce

Directions:

  1. Cover pinto beans with water in a large bowl. Soak beans for 4 hours, changing water every 30 to 45 minutes. Drain.
  2. Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Add pinto beans, ham hock, and kosher salt to the pot. Pour in more water if needed to cover ingredients by at least 1 inch.
  3. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are just tender, 2 to 3 hours.
  4. Remove ham hock from beans; cut meat from the bone, chop the ham, and return to pot.
  5. Stir tomato sauce and brown sugar into the beans. Continue to simmer until beans are tender and flavors are blended, about 1 more hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 96.74 Kcal (405 kJ)
Calories from fat 6.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.76g 1%
Sodium 616.99mg 26%
Potassium 223.97mg 5%
Total Carbs 17.73g 6%
Sugars 2.78g 11%
Dietary Fiber 4.63g 19%
Protein 5.34g 11%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 73.5mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 30.26 Kcal (127 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.24g 1%
Sodium 192.97mg 26%
Potassium 70.05mg 5%
Total Carbs 5.54g 6%
Sugars 0.87g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 19%
Protein 1.67g 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 5%
Calcium 23mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.2
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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