Pinto Beans - Tex-Mex Style: An All Creatures Vegetarian Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups Pinto Beans, cooked or canned
1 Onion, medium size
1 - 6-oz. can Tomato Paste
1 Jalapeno Pepper OR Hot Sauce (to taste)
1 tsp. Garlic, crushed (optional)
2 tbsp. Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast, flakes
2 tsp. Chili Powder
2 tsp. Cumin, ground
1 tsp. Basil, dried
1 tsp. Cilantro, dried
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Preparation

This is a quick and easy recipe for making a multi-purpose Tex-Mex style treat, which can be used as filling for celery, lettuce leaves, and tortillas; for a topping for pizza or baked potatoes, for mixing into a tossed salad, or as a dip.

Place the pre-cooked or drained canned pinto beans in bowl suitable for using a potato masher.

Wash, peel, and finely dice the onion, and add to the beans.

Peel and crush the garlic, and add to the beans.

If using a jalapeno pepper, wash, remove the stem, and finely dice or chop, and add to the bowl, or add some hot sauce.

Add the other ingredients, and mash with a potato masher until 1/2 to 3/4 of the pinto beans have been crushed, and mix thoroughly.

Serve and enjoy!

Ingredients Information

Utensils and Equipment Information

Bowls, Mixing and Serving	Bowls, Stainless Steel Mixing	Garlic Press	Knives
Masher, Potato	Measuring Cup, Liquid	Measuring Spoons	Spoon, Large Mixing

Basil, Sweet Dried	Beans, Pinto	Beans, Pinto, Canned	Chili Powder	Cilantro, Dried Leaves	Cumin, ground	Garlic
Lemon Juice, Reconstituted	Onions, Yellow	Pepper - Hot Red, ground (Cayenne)	Pepper, Jalapeno	Tomato Paste	Nutritional Yeast	Love: It makes everything taste better!