Pinto Beans

What are Pinto Beans?

Pinto beans are a common bean used for making chili or cooked and mashed for making re-fried beans. The beans can be purchased dried or cooked or packaged in cans and are available in most grocery stores.

Cooking

Pinto beans should be soaked overnight. The water should be changed out then the beans should be simmered until tender, about 2 to 3 1/2 hours.

Substitute for Pinto Beans

If you don't have pinto beans you can substitute one of these other beans:

Navy beans are a good alternative
OR - Pinquito beans although these are probably harder to find.
OR - Borlotti (cranberry beans) which are a little larger
OR - Great Northern Beans, which are slightly larger than pinto beans

Equivalents

15 oz. can pinto beans = 1 1/2 cups
1lb = 2 cups dried, 5 cups cooked

metric conversions →

Dried Beans

Ingredients

pinto beans

Nutrition Information For Pinto Beans

Serving Size

1 cup

Calories

670

Calories from Fat

% Daily Value^*

Total Fat 2g

Saturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 23mg

Potassium

2688g

80%

Total Carbohydrate 121g

40%

Dietary Fiber 30g

120%

Sugars 4g

Protein 41g

80%

Vitamin A 0%	•	Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%	•	Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Favorite Pinto Beans Recipes

Bean and Garlic Dip
This is a super simple recipe for Bean and Garlic Dip. Uses pinto beans, mayonnaise, fresh garlic and ground chile powder. We use ancho powder but New Mexico powder is great too.
Frijoles de la Olla
Recipe uses black or pinto beans, lard, onion, and epazote.
Beans With Chicos And Pork
Chicos are small horno (oven) dried kernels of sweet corn. Chicos are a Southwestern specialty which is most commonly cooked with beans.
Mexican Pinto Beans
Frijoles, basic recipe for making traditional Mexican pinto beans. Once cooked you can add other spices or use the cooked beans in other recipes.
Chipotle Baked Beans
Chipotle Baked Beans is a recipe for a thick bean that uses black, pinto and kidney beans baked with molasses, sausage, onion, brown sugar and chipotle paste. You can use your sausage of choice. Serve with warm fresh cornbread.