Recipe: Becky's Spicy Pinto Beans (using ground beef and ham, crock pot or stovetop)

BECKY'S SPICY PINTO BEANS

1 pound dried pinto beans
1 pound ground chuck, cooked and drained
1/2 pound ham, cut in chunks
1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 tomato, chopped (or 2 tbsp. tomato paste)
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste
Water
Hot cooked rice (for serving)

Soak beans overnight. Drain water.

Add beans to crock pot and cover with fresh water. Add all other ingredients, except rice.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH all day (8 hours).

May be cooked in covered pot on stove about 2 hours or until beans are tender.

Serve on rice.

From: Becky,LA