Dinner

Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans is for Dinner.

Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans takes 210 minutes to cook.

Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans are:

2 lbs. piquito beans

1 lb. leanest ground beef

2 tsps. salt

3 cloves garlic, diced

1 can tomatoes with jalapenos, undrained

1 large onion, diced

1 14.4 oz. can tomato sauce

3 TBS. chili powder, divided

1 TBS. cumin

2 TBS. oregano leaves, crushed

1/2 cup chopped ham for seasoning.

Here is how you make Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans:

Clean and rinse beans. Put into large pot; cover with water. Add 1 TBS. chili powder, 1 tsp. salt, half the diced onion and ham for seasoning. Stir well. Bring to a boil; turn on low and cook for 3 hours or until beans are totally tender.Meanwhile, in large skiller brown ground beef. When barely pink, add rest of onion and garlic. Cook until onion is tender. Add 2 TBS. chili powder, cumin, oregano and 1 tsp. salt. Then add canned tomatoes and tomato sauce. Mixing in well. Turn on low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.When beans are almost done, add meat mixture and cook another 30 minutes.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TOPAZTOO.

The nutritional information for Dan's Santa Maria Style Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 119.8

• Total Fat: 9.4 g
• Cholesterol: 34.0 mg
• Sodium: 31.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 0.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 8.0 g