Ingredients
1lb brown (pinto) beans
1 stick salted butter
1lb ground beef
3 small cans of tomato sauce
1 pkg chili seasoning
1 large white onion
Preparation
Wash and look over beans. Put beans in a large dutch oven and cover with 3/4 of a pot of water. Add stick of butter to pot with a little salt and fresh ground pepper. Cook beans for 2 to 3 hours until beans are cooked thru and sauce is thick. Keep adding water as necessary.
After beans are done, cook hamburger and onion and drain. Add meat to beans with tomoato sauce and seasoning. Simmer 30 minutes to blend flavors. (Add cayenne pepper if you like it spicy.)