Western beans
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bacon strips, diced | |
| 1 | large | Onion, chopped |
| ⅓ | cup | Dry lentils |
| 1⅓ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ketchup |
| 1 | teaspoon | Garlic powder |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Chili powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cumin |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dried red pepper flakes |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1 | can | Whole tomatoes with liquid, chopped (16 oz) |
| 1 | can | Pinto beans, drained (15 oz |
| 1 | can | Kidney beans, drained (16 oz.) |
Directions
Lightly fry bacon in a heavy 3-qt. saucepan. Add onion; cook until transparent. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over medium heat for 45 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring only once or twice.
Remove bay leaf before serving.