Quick Campfire Pinto Beans
Colorado – specifically Dove Creek, Colorado – stakes the claim to the title “Pinto Bean Capital of the World.” That may be so, but in any case it’s hard to think of a more traditional picture of The West than a cowboy camp with a chuck wagon and a Dutch oven full of pinto beans simmering at the edge of the fire.

When it comes right down to it, pinto beans are good for you and, done right, there are few tastier side dishes to go along with steak, ham, or even chicken. The problem is most recipes take hours, actually days if you include soaking dry beans overnight.

This recipe is among the fastest we’ve seen and is downright delicious. You don’t have to spend days or even hours earning your camp cook cred.