21 ranch bean recipes

Ranch-style pinto beans simmered with bacon, beer, jalapenos, molasses, and a whole head of garlic. A big-batch cookout side with smoky, spicy, sweet depth in every spoonful.

Sweet and tangy Southern ranch beans loaded with brown sugar, mustard, stewed tomatoes, and two kinds of beans. The ultimate BBQ side dish ready in 45 minutes.

Ranch-style pinto beans slow-simmered with ham hock, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. A cowboy classic that works on the stovetop or in a crockpot.

Frijoles a la charra (Mexican ranch-style beans) with bacon, jalapenos, tomato, and cilantro simmered in their own broth. A smoky, spicy pinto bean side dish ready in 35 minutes.

Austin chili is a Texas-style ground beef chili built on stewed tomatoes, a full bottle of beer, and a heavy hand with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Slow-simmered for two hours and finished with Ranch Style beans.

This is my copycat of the popular salad sold at McDonald's. It's the only thing I eat off their menu and I was anxious to replicate it at home.

Mexican bean soup with ground beef, three kinds of beans, corn, tomatoes, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix. A dump-and-simmer weeknight soup ready in 40 minutes.

Easy Tijuana pie layers tortilla chips with browned ground meat, ranch beans, green chilies, cream soup, and grated cheese for a 10-minute Tex-Mex casserole. Pantry-stocked weeknight win.

If you love chili, you will simply adore this savory crockpot dish that doesn't take a lot to make.

Add a new look to your dinner with this salad made with corn chips, avocados and catalina salad dressing.

A spicy and delicious soup made from red kidney beans, ground beef and whole kernel corn.

Chicken enchilada casserole with corn tortillas, ranch-style beans, green chiles, and Monterey Jack in a creamy chicken-broth-and-cheese sauce. Tex-Mex comfort food for weeknights or potlucks.

Thick, hearty ground round chili simmered with stewed tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Ranch style beans go in at the end for a beefy, no-nonsense Texas-style bowl that feeds a crowd.

Big-batch chili with ground beef, cubed steak, and 75 whole chilies floating in the pot. A killer party chili where the green floaters decide how hot your bowl gets.

Hacienda dressing made with just two ingredients: creamy ranch and Pace picante sauce. A spicy Southwestern ranch that works on salads, beans, pasta, and sliced avocados.

Slow cooker pinto beans with cubed beef chuck and salt pork simmer for 10 hours into tender, smoky cowboy-style beans perfect for feeding ranch hands.