Southwestern Cowboy Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups pinto beans, sorted, washed and soaked
• 2 lbs lean ground meat or 2 lbs stew meat
• 1 diced onion, use the kind you like
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sage
• 2 teaspoons sea salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• water, to just cover

Recipe

• 1 sort, wash and soak beans over night.
• 2 in a large pot, add all ingredients in no particular order. breaking up the meat into smaller pieces.
• 3 add water and cook at a medium temperature.
• 4 cover, allow to cook 2 - 4 hours depending on the amount cooked, until beans can be pressed between your fingers.
• 5 serve hot with cornbread or tortillas for the best tummy filler there is!