I wasn't sure where to put this, here or comments? The beans looked so delicious, I'm telling you, I could smell them and the cornbread. My mom used to make pintos all the time. Here's her recipe.

Cowboy Beans

1 lb. dried pintos, rinsed and picked over

1 2/3 c. canned tomatoes (Rotels or yours)

1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes, ground cumin, and marjarom

5 tsp. chili powder

2 cups chopped onions

4 slices bacon, cooked crisp

2 tsp. salt, divided

1 huge clove of garlic

2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

1/2 c. chopped parsley

Soak beans overnight, drain, rinse, cover with fresh water. Add red pepper, a scant 1 tsp. of salt and the garlic clove. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until tender. Saute onions in butter(or drippings left from bacon) until tender, add tomatoes, parsley, seasonings, and remaining salt. Simmer for 45 minutes. Add to tender beans, along with bacon, simmer for another 30 minutes or so.

This is almost a soup, if you mash a few of the beans, it's a stew. Superb over rice. We usually had smoked link sausage to go with it and cornbread. My mom would've had cornbread everyday is she had time.