Tip - How to Cook Old Fashioned Pinto Beans | LIVESTRONG.COM

Old-fashioned pinto beans need very little seasoning to make them flavorful. Ham hock, onion, garlic and tomatoes give your beans a down-home taste. Pinto beans are high in protein; a 1-cup serving makes up a quarter of your recommended daily protein. However, pinto beans have one undesirable trait: they contain hard-to-digest sugars that cause...