Cowboy's Love Pinto's...... Beans that is.

Cowboy's love pinto beans almost like it is a religion.  Mine loves them!  I like them ok enough but I don't like what they do to him so I limit his intake. LOL!!   I mean I AM the one who lives & sleeps with him!!  Yes, I know all about Beano & all the other tricks, but I always seem to forget when I am cooking them......

II am trying to cook healthier for the 2 of us so I implemented the Meatless Monday. 

 I have to say tho I have failed at it both Mondays since I started this :(

And let me just say being a ranchers daughter & wife this is not easy.

You know...... "BEEF it's what's for Dinner"

We had fried egg sammy's with bacon for lunch. FAIL!!  So I decided I had to succeed for supper.  Since the cowboy loves beans & I just happen to have a big zip lock bag full of them in the freezer I decided to try something new.  I've been seeing lots of bean soup recipes lately & decided to invent one of my own.

Needless to say it was so yummy the cowboy ate a lil over 2 bowls full!!  Of course he did add that it would probably be better if it had some hamburger in it!!  LOL   

Cowboy Creamy Pinto Bean Soup

I used about 5 cups of left over pinto beans I had in the freezer

(Mine had lots of juice in it)

you could substitute 2 or 3 cans.

1 can chicken broth

1 can cream chicken soup

2 cans rotel

( I used 2 jars of my homemade rotel that has garlic & onions in it.)

Couple pinches of Pinto Bean seasoning

Couple pinches of chefs black pepper

Brought to a boil then simmered for about 30 mins.

served with tortilla chips

and topped with

shredded sharp cheese

roasted green chili salsa

**I would have added sour cream on top IF I had it

and maybe some fresh cilantro....

p.s. the chicken broth & cream of chicken makes this

kind of another FAIL on Meatless Monday......

Enjoy!!

Peace, love n Cowboy's

Kara