Pinto Beans Recipe (Southern Style)

Dutch oven filled with cooked pinto beans and shredded turkey leg.

Pinto Beans Recipe (Southern Style)

My Best Pinto Beans recipe is Southern Style comfort food in a bowl. The pinto beans are cooked with a smoked turkey leg, which adds a great depth of flavor and once cooked I shred the turkey meat and add it back into the pot taking this dish to the next level.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword best pinto beans recipe, easy pinto beans, pinto beans recipe, smoky pinto beans, southern pinto beans recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 229kcal

Author Tanya

Ingredients

1 lb dried pinto beans rinsed and sorted
1 large smoked turkey leg
4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
2 cup water
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Add beans, smoked turkey leg, chicken broth, water, bay leaves, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper to a large heavy-bottomed pot. Heat over medium-high heat until the beans start to boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the beans are tender. This will take somewhere from 1.5-3 hours.
Once the beans are tender, remove the drumstick from the pot, and remove the turkey meat from the bone. Return the meat to the pot and stir. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

If adding salt, wait until the beans have finished cooking. The salt from the turkey leg and chicken broth can make the beans salty.
If you choose to soak your beans overnight, the cooking time will be shorter.

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