Cowboy Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dry pinto beans
2 to 3 qt. water
1 onion, chopped
1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. chili powder (Grandma's, Gebhardt's)
2 pieces lean slab bacon, chopped or left whole
1 (4 oz.) can Ortega diced chilies
salt to taste
1 small can refried beans

Preparation

Wash and soak
beans
overnight.
Pour
off
liquid the next morning.
Add water and simmer about 1 hour.
Add all the rest, except the salt
and
refried
beans.
Simmer 2 hours or until tender.
Add refried
beans and salt to taste; simmer 15 minutes. Serve.