Elvin's Recipe for Santa Maria Style Pinquito Beans

Ingredients:

• 3 Cans S & W Pinquitos (Pink Beans, Chili Peppers, Onion, Cumin & Garlic)
• 1 Can Del Monte Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes with Zesty Jalapenos
• 1 1/4 lb. ground turkey
• 1 beef boullion cube (use a brand with no MSG)  
• 1/2 Teaspoon salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon pepper,
• 1 Teaspoon cumin
• 2 Tablespoons California chile powder
• 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Directions:

Brown the ground turkey until it is crumbly, add the beef boullion cube when the turkey just starts to brown - it'll make a sauce that looks like taco meat.  Add salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder and chile powder to taste.  Place the turkey and its' sauce in a crock pot, and add the pinquinto beans and tomatoes with jalapenos.  Cover and cook in the crockpot on low overnight. 

Serve with Santa Maria Style BBQ Chicken or Tri Tip. 

There's a great story about how I came across this easy recipe for Santa Maria Style BBQ Pinquito Beans.  I was checking the dates for a local Santa Maria Style BBQ Tri Tip Sandwich opportunity, and .......  you'll just have to hop over to the Santa Maria BBQ blog to read all about it, and watch a video of the event I'm talking about!  Bike nite in Santa Maria!  (The noisy kind of bike, wink wink, nod nod!)