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a spoon of peanut butter

You can also use smoked turkey necks or wings. I am going to try this in a couple of days.

I used lean country ham (I trim all visible fat) and that is it except water.

Peanut butter is a great addition. Never add salt until the last 30 minutes of cooking unless you like hard beans. I use canola oil or Heart Smart margarine in mine.

I have also found that adding a can of low sodium, no fat chicken boullion is a great addition if added in the last hour of cooking.

Of course, to have really good beans they need to be cooked all day, slow heat, on top of a Warm Morning heater...but who has that now?

I also use boullion (beef) and a couple of dashes of crushed red pepper and black pepper too. No need to salt when you use boullion and i have found the best tasting boullion is Knorr powdered. You can find it in the hispanic food section at save a lot very reasonable.

First buy Busch or Hanover pinto beans, these have no fat. Add one can of beef stock per can of beans 15oz. salt and peppper to taste simmer 15 minutes. If you like a little heat add your favorite salsa to beans before cooking. The best salsa I have ever used for cooking is Herdez. Add as much or as little as you like.I hope you will try this recipe I think youll love it. Annette

A tip someone shared with me about that saves preparation time:

Wash and look pinto's ..as usual. Place beans in a microwavable safe
bowl with enough water to cover. Using high heat setting, cook for 5-10
minutes depending on quanity of beans, until they are soft and have
puffed up. Drain and then place beans in slow cooker or follow your
favorite recipe ...for cooking. This technique eliminates the need to soak
beans over night and does not compromise taste. Works well with any
type of dried beans to shorten prep time.

I have used Bacos bacon bits in mine before when I did not have any ham or bacon to put in them. I have also used deli ham and lunchmeat in them-just cut it up into little pieces. Both ways are low in fat. I also use seasonings such as oregano, basil, garlic powder, minced onion, salt and pepper. They are pretty good with some cornbread! :)

I just use canola oil, salt & pepper in all my dried beans. I don't miss the fat meat.

Spicy Pinto Beans
Serve these pinto beans with cornbread and slaw for a great meatless dinner.
16 ounces dried pinto beans, rinsed and picked over, soaked overnight
1 large chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 jalapenos chopped fine
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
6 cups water, or to cover
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ***in
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tbs Tabasco sauce
hot sauce to taste
Cover rinsed and sorted beans with water; cover bowl and let soak overnight.
Drain beans; combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 to 10 hours, or until beans are tender.

I use only Bouillion , either beef, chicken or vegetable. My hubby likes it this way.

CANOLA OIL AND BEEF BULLION

I always cut up a whole pack of country ham using scissors. I try to cut off most all the fat. I don't add the country ham until like the last 30 minutes of cooking or the ham will be tough and dry. I add at least one chicken boullion cube depending on how many pintos I'm cooking and also some red crushed pepper. I love to saute' some onions and a little green pepper in olive oil to add to my pintos as well. I could eat them 7 days a week. Love them. I've recently tried pressure cooking my beans...................still working on the amount of time they need to pressure to get that technique right.

Yes, a big spoon full of PB works. you don't get the salf from fatback, so they helps too.

I'm not sure-I've always cooked them with hamhock, I've heard of doctors claiming (of all things) peanut butter, but I don't advise it.
Even though it may be fattening I feel it is worth it! :)

You can use a beef bullion cube or chicken broth. I still prefer a few thin slices of salt pork with lean streaks ... but these are a decent alternative.

Pintos alone are not fattining, it`s everything else you eat along with them,very high in fiber the way I understand it.

PUT A SMALL ONION (WHOLE) IN THE BEANS AND COOK.

Peanut butter??? Ive never heard of that before!

i put peanut butter in mine instead of cooking them with meat, unless someone knows i've done it they can't tell a difference :)