Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup

Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup

Recipe name:
Quick' N Easy Mexican Bean Soup

Recipe category:
Beans And Grains

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Recipe detials:
Beans and Grains

Ingredients
4	each	bacon, slices, diced
1	each	onion, chopped
30	oz	pinto beans, undrained
1	each	chicken broth, can
1/2	cup	water
1/3	cup	cilantro
1/3	cup	picante sauce
Directions:
In a 3 quart saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Cook onion in drippings until tender but not brown. Return bacon to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Variation: Brown 1 pound ground beef with the bacon. Also, add a 14 1/2 ounce can whole tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon chile powder and 3 small cloves garlic (crushed and sauteed with onion).

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