DollopWhat to make with pinto beans: 18 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on pinto beans, easiest first. The quickest is Bistec a la mexicana, on the table in 35 minutes, and the cheapest is Cheesy rice and bean casserole at $1.23 a serving. Nine of them are simple enough for a first try.
Taco soup
$2.36 a serving
45 min
Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min
Easy three-bean chili
$2.45 a serving
55 min
Slow cooker quinoa enchilada casserole
$2.02 a serving
200 min
Slow cooker quinoa stuffed peppers
$3.63 a serving
370 min
Crockpot chicken taco soup
$2.21 a serving
380 min
Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min
Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min
Crockpot chili
$2.61 a serving
500 min
Bistec a la mexicana
$3.48 a serving
35 min
Sonoran hot dogs
$1.67 a serving
35 min
Cheesy bean and rice burritos
$1.65 a serving
45 min
Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan fajita burrito bowls
$2.59 a serving
45 min
Tacu tacu (Peruvian crispy rice and bean cakes)
$1.49 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot chili
$2.48 a serving
55 min
Tamale pie
$2.20 a serving
55 min
Southern pinto beans and cornbread
$1.41 a serving
50 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
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