MammaK's Pinto Beans with Ground Beef

Name: MammaK's Pinto Beans with Ground Beef
Total time: 680
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 pounds dry pinto beans; 1.5 pounds ground beef; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen bell pepper, celery, and onion blend (such as Pictsweet® Farms Seasoning Blend); 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth; 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®); 3 tablespoons real bacon bits; 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®); 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 3 teaspoons salt; 3 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard; 1 pinch red pepper flakes; 4 cups water to cover

Recipe by mammak from allrecipes.com

Dinner 11 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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2 pounds dry pinto beans
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1.5 pounds ground beef
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen bell pepper, celery, and onion blend (such as Pictsweet® Farms Seasoning Blend)
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1 medium onion, chopped
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1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
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1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®)
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3 tablespoons real bacon bits
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2 tablespoons Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)

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1 tablespoon minced garlic
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3 teaspoons salt
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3 teaspoons ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
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1 pinch red pepper flakes
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4 cups water to cover

Instructions

Place pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with vegetable blend and onion until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
Combine the beef mixture and pinto beans in a large pot. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, bacon bits, Creole seasoning, garlic, salt, black pepper, cumin, mustard, and red pepper flakes. Add enough water to cover. Simmer until beans are tender, adding more water as needed, 3 to 4 hours.