Cheap pinto bean recipes
14 recipes
Every pinto bean dinner here costs $2.50 or less a serving at typical US grocery prices, cheapest first. The cheapest is Cheesy rice and bean casserole at $1.23 a serving, and the average here is $1.86.

Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min

Southern pinto beans and cornbread
$1.41 a serving
50 min

Tacu tacu (Peruvian crispy rice and bean cakes)
$1.49 a serving
45 min

Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min

Cheesy bean and rice burritos
$1.65 a serving
45 min

Sonoran hot dogs
$1.67 a serving
35 min

Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min

Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min

Slow cooker quinoa enchilada casserole
$2.02 a serving
200 min

Tamale pie
$2.20 a serving
55 min

Crockpot chicken taco soup
$2.21 a serving
380 min

Taco soup
$2.36 a serving
45 min

Easy three-bean chili
$2.45 a serving
55 min

Instant Pot chili
$2.48 a serving
55 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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