Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 cups cooked pinto or red kidney beans
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1½ tablespoons chili powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1½ cups grated cheddar or Monterey jack cheese
- 3 cups hot cooked rice
Make it step by step
- Cook onion in butter until soft but not brown.
- Add beans, tomato juice, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper.
- Simmer 5 to 10 minutes to blend flavors.
- Add cheese and continue heating until cheese melts, stirring constantly.
- Serve bean mixture in soup bowls.
- Top with mound of rice (about ½ cup).
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