El Pollo Loco Mexican Beans

Submitted by lazyme

"From the El Pollo Loco restaurant, these beans are simple and tasty as a sidedish to a Mexican meal."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 whole serrano chili
• 1⁄4 teaspoon serrano chili, ground
• 1 (28 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1⁄3 cup water

directions

1. Heat oil and whole chile in sauce pan.
2. When chile is tender, add ground chiles, beans and water. Stir well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Muffin Goddess]

These were some kicky beanies, lol! Great (and super-simple) way to dress up canned pintos. I used some smoked serrano chile powder for this. BTW, these made awesome refrieds, too -- spicy and so creamy. Thanks for posting! Made for The Honeys for ZWT8

 

[loof751]

Great charro beans! Fairly spicy with a nice texture. I did drain my beans before adding the water and they came out great. Enjoyed these - thanks for sharing the recipe! Made for ZWT8, Chefs gone WILD!

 

[IngridH]

Yum! I don't know that we've ever had EPL in Washington, so I've never tried the original. This however, was wonderful, and very easy to make. The only change I might consider is to add some garlic and onion, both of which complement beans beautifully. Made for ZWT8.

 

[thepriest]

This recipe is very close to the one we used in the EPL restaurants.

 

[darskittys]

I live in Idaho now and we don't have El Pollo Loco here, I really don't miss much about Ca expect the weater and Pollo Loco!! We made the beans last night for a party and they taste JUST like El Pollo Loco beans YAY...................... Thank you for the recipe : )