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Garlicky Pinto Beans

Dana Gallagher
Serves 4 Hands-On Time: 15m Total Time: 15m

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 15-ounce cans pinto beans, rinsed
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Add the beans, oregano, 1/2 cup water, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the beans are heated through, about 4 minutes.
  3. Stir in the scallions and serve.
By Kate Merker,  May 2009
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Quick Tip

Keep it to a simmer―boiling beans can burst their skins.

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 183Calories From Fat 38%
  • Protein  8g
  • Carbohydrate  21g
  • Sugar  1g
  • Fiber  8g
  • Fat  8g
  • Sat Fat  1g
  • Calcium  64mg
  • Iron  2mg
  • Sodium  494mg
  • Cholesterol  0mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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