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These shortcut charro beans come together in only 30 minutes.

Shortcut Charro Beans

This shortcut Charro beans recipe captures all of the fresh and smoky flavors of the original recipe in less than 30 minutes.
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Course Side Dish, sides
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces bacon or turkey bacon chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 15-ounce cans of Pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 10-ounce cans Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • ¼ teaspoon salt add more to taste if necessary
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper add more to taste if necessary
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Fresh cilantro chopped (about a handful)

Instructions
 

  • Add the chopped bacon to a large pot or dutch oven and cook on medium heat until the bacon is fully cooked. Remove the bacon, but keep the bacon grease in the pan.
  • Sauté the onion in the bacon grease for 5-6 minutes or until it starts to turn translucent.
  • Add the cooked bacon, onion, garlic, beans, Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, salt, pepper and garlic powder to the pan and simmer on low for 20 minutes.
  • Add the chopped fresh cilantro to the beans and stir to combine prior to serving.

Notes

Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 3 days.
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