Texas Beans in Twenty Minutes

Mama's Kitchen (Hope)'s Note:

Yummy bean side dish that tastes great and cooks up fast! I got this from the Texas Beef Council, cuz ya know we raise cattle! :) BUT of course I had to play with it and change it up a little. I used turkey bacon in here but you can use any bacon you like, even fake bacon to make this vegetarian. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 slices turkey bacon, chopped or 4 slices bacon or 4 slices soy bacon
• 1 cup onion , finely chopped
• ½ cup green bell pepper , finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 2 (15 ½ ounce) cans pinto beans , rinsed, drained
• ¾ cup barbecue sauce
• 1 -2 tablespoon brown sugar , packed

Directions:

1. Spray a skillet really well with cooking spray (or add a little veg oil) and saute chopped turkey bacon* or soy bacon*, onion, bell pepper and garlic. Keep stirring so that it doesn't stick and everything gets cooked on all sides. About 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients, cover and cook 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
3. Serve!
4. *Note: If you choose to use regular bacon cook it first and then drain and crumble. Pour off any grease from the pan leaving a tiny bit to saute the veggies.

Reviews

[Sarah_Jayne]

This was really quick and pretty healthy. We enjoyed them over top of some baked potatoes and it made for a really tasty and easy meal. I was happy to see the turkey bacon in the recipe and it worked well. The only reason I am giving four instead of five stars is that my partner commented that they were ever so slightly too sweet but I thought they were fine. That was probably down to the brand of BBQ sauce rather than the recipe. Made for PAC Spring 2008.