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Easy Copycat Chipotle Pinto Beans Recipe (Prepped In 10 Minutes)

A grey bowl atop a grey plate filled with pinto beans and white rice, garnished with lime wedges and sliced peppers.
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This copycat Chipotle pinto beans recipe is jam-packed with flavor. It combines simple ingredients like dried pinto beans, Mexican spices, fresh lime juice, and chipotle peppers to make a savory, perfectly seasoned side dish you'll love. And in addition to tasting great, this recipe is also super easy to make. In fact, just 10 minutes worth of prep work is all you need to invest to make it!

Ingredients

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½ tbsp olive oil or rice bran oil

¼ cup chopped onion

8 oz. dried pinto beans, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained

1 chipotle pepper

1 tbsp adobo sauce

½ tsp garlic paste

½ tsp cumin powder

½ tsp dried oregano

1 small bay leaf

3 cups water or enough to cover the beans

1 tbsp lemon juice, or to taste

1 tbsp lime juice, or to taste

Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heal olive oil in a saucepot over medium-high heat.
  2. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic paste and cook until fragrant.
  3. Add pinto beans, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, cumin, oregano, and bay leaf.
  4. Add water, so the beans are covered. 
  5. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cook the beans, simmering, for 1 ½-2 hours or until tender.
  6. Remove the beans from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. 
  7. Stir in lemon and lime juice. 
  8. Serve beans as desired.

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