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Pinto Beans


This is how I usually cook pinto beans. It works for cranberry beans as well, which happen to look sort of like pinto beans especially if you're in a hurry and forget to read the label on the package.

Put in pot:
1 lb dry pinto beans
1/2 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vegetable broth base
Enough water to cover by 1 inch for an instant pot or 2 inches for the stove

Cook beans

Add:
1 tsp chipotle in adobo
(Buy a can of it and freeze leftovers in 1 tsp portions for future beans)
1/2 cup diced tomatoes or 1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp cumin
1 Tbsp chili powder
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