Baked Pinto Beans, Bacon, Cheese & Chives

Name: Baked Pinto Beans, Bacon, Cheese & Chives
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3 cans (15 1/2 Oz. Size) Pinto Beans, Drained; 1 cup Low Sodium Beef Broth; 1 cup Ketchup (any Brand, I Use Heinz); 3 Tablespoons Brown Spicy Mustard; 2 dashes Hot Sauce (your Favorite); 1 whole White Onion (peeled) Diced; 1 Tablespoon Black Pepper; 1-¼ cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded; 6 slices Hickory Smoked Bacon (crispy And Cut Into Pieces); 3 sprigs Fresh Chives Cut Into Small Pieces

Great side dish for the holidays or any day! Great flavor combination.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients

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Baked Pinto Beans, Bacon, Cheese & Chives

Serves 10

Prep8 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

612Calories

47 gProtein

29 gFat

41 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Pinto Bean	1/2 cup (86g) canned	122
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
Chives	1 tbsp (3g)	1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,099 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Beans + mustardtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together852 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Mustard + oniontop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,259 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beans + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,242 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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