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What to Fix With Pinto Beans

Published: Oct 17, 2019 · Modified: Jul 1, 2025 by Wendi Spraker · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Never EVER wonder what to fix with pinto beans AGAIN! I've got the easiest, tastiest, most SOUTHERN,  friendly cooking recipes RIGHT HERE for you! 

 Delicious Pinto Beans with their thick gravy-like pot liquor and smoky down home TASTE! The best recipe on the internets for those is RIGHT HERE with "The Secret to Perfect Old Fashioned Pinto Beans!" 

But, only the most devout pinto bean loves want a single bowl of pintos for a meal! WE NEED all the DELICIOUS SIDE DISHES that make pintos stand out like the star of the show! 

a white bowl of pinto beans, spoon and white towel for what to fix with pinto beans
Side shot - hello beans!

Why These Dishes Work With Pinto Beans

Contents show
1 Why These Dishes Work With Pinto Beans
2 Here's How It's Done!
3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about What To Fix With Pinto Beans...
3.1 Do I Serve My Pintos In a Bowl or On a Plate?
3.2 If I Include Pork In My Pintos Is It OK to Serve a Different Meat With My Meal?
3.3 Is It BEST to Serve Tea ONLY or Should I Also Serve Coffee?
3.4 How Do I Season My Pinto Beans?
3.5 Are There Other Beans That Go Good With These Sides?
4 TIPS and TRICKS for Knowing Exactly What To Fix With Pinto Beans!
5 What to Fix With Pinto Beans
5.1 Southern Meatloaf Recipe
5.2 Oven Baked Fried Chicken
5.3 ALL THE SECRETS TO PERFECT CROCKPOT POT ROAST
5.4 HOW TO COOK SPIRAL HAM WITHOUT DRYING IT OUT
5.5 Death by Macaroni and Cheese
5.6 Southern Cooked Cabbage
5.7 HOW TO COOK CANNED COLLARD GREENS
5.8 THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN FRIED APPLES
5.9 Green Pea Salad With Bacon
5.10 Southern Fried Potatoes and Onions
5.11 Classic Mashed Potatoes
5.12 Southern Cornbread
5.13 Southern Mexican Cornbread
5.14 THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN SWEET TEA
5.15 FRESH HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE
5.16 HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE WITH CANNED PUMPKIN PIE MIX
5.17 Mawmaws Banana Pudding
5.18 Mamaw's Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
5.19 Pumpkin Praline Cake
5.20 Southern Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
5.21 A VERSE TO SHARE
5.21.1 You May Also Love:
  • Easy 
  • Tasty
  • Perfect Southern Flair

Here's How It's Done!

  • STEP 1. Pick out a meat to go with your pinto beans OR let the pintos be the main protein! 
  • STEP 2. Select at least 3 side dishes to serve with your pinto beans. 
  • STEP 3. Choose a Corn bread! Southern or Mexican (Either is PERFECT!)
  • STEP 4. Select a Delicious Beverage to serve!
  • STEP 5. Pick out a sweet! 
Trifle bowl of banana pudding that is the perfect thing to fix with pinto beans
Mawmaws Banana pudding

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about What To Fix With Pinto Beans...

Do I Serve My Pintos In a Bowl or On a Plate? 

We like a big 'ol bowl of pintos with some cornbread to crumble over the top as a perfect southern meal, but honestly, you can do either.

If I Include Pork In My Pintos Is It OK to Serve a Different Meat With My Meal? 

Yes! Of course! The pork in the pintos is just for flavoring and who could say NO to more flavor? No one! Choose the meat you like best! 

Is It BEST to Serve Tea ONLY or Should I Also Serve Coffee? 

Many folks like to finish their meal with a little dab of coffee to go with their dessert. That is up to you though. I don't know anyone who isn't satisfied with another glass of good ol' southern sweet tea! 

How Do I Season My Pinto Beans? 

We've got that covered too! Here's a post about that very topic:  How to Season Pinto Beans

Are There Other Beans That Go Good With These Sides? 

Yes! There sure are! How about...

Black Beans

Navy Beans

Cannellini Beans

A photo from the side showing a spoonful of mac and cheese as perfect thing to fix with pinto beans
Death by Macaroni and Cheese

TIPS and TRICKS for Knowing Exactly What To Fix With Pinto Beans!

  • When thinking about your dinner, choose some easy to prepare items (like maybe use canned collards instead of using fresh, it takes a lot of the work out of the dinner). 
  • You can plan on 1 Gallon of drink for every 8 people. 
  • Side dishes are usually calculated in ½ cup servings. So, calculate how much you need by taking the number of eaters X ½ cup to equal how much you need to make! 
  • For VERY popular dishes (like death by Mac and Cheese), plan on a little more than ½ cup servings. 

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What to Fix With Pinto Beans

Here is a list of our FAVORITE sides dishes of What To Fix With Pinto Beans! You can't go wrong with ANY of these Choices, they are ALL DEEP SOUTH FAVORITES!

1

Southern Meatloaf Recipe

First, choose a meat dish to serve with your pintos! We LOVE meatloaf with that delicious pinto bean pot liquor!

2

Oven Baked Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken goes GREAT with Pinto Beans and this oven baked version is JUST THE THING for a perfect dinner!

3

ALL THE SECRETS TO PERFECT CROCKPOT POT ROAST

This CROCKPOT Pot Roast will work PERFECTLY with a big ol pot of pinto beans! Don't YOU think so?

4

HOW TO COOK SPIRAL HAM WITHOUT DRYING IT OUT

Ham is a SOUTHERN favorite! Ham goes GREAT with Pinto Beans!

5

Death by Macaroni and Cheese

This DEATH BY MACARONI and CHEESE is our hands down family favorite and it goes with PINTO BEANS perfectly!

6

Southern Cooked Cabbage

Southern Cooked Cabbage is the perfect thing to fix with pinto beans! Easy, inexpensive and feeds a crowd! YUM!

7

HOW TO COOK CANNED COLLARD GREENS

Simple, Easy and SO DELICIOUS canned collards that are doctored up just right are the DEAL for what to fix with pinto beans!

8

THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN FRIED APPLES

Fried apples are a southern down home favorite and they make your house smell like cinnamon and LOVE. We love them with pinto beans!

9

Green Pea Salad With Bacon

An easy to throw together but DELICIOUS Green Pea Salad with Bacon is the PERFECT starter for a pinto bean dinner!

10

Southern Fried Potatoes and Onions

These Southern Fried Potatoes work perfectly with our HERO the pinto bean!

11

Classic Mashed Potatoes

OR... if you aren't into frying, then how about these Classic Mashed Potatoes?

12

Southern Cornbread

Now, Lets Choose a Cornbread companion. PINTO BEANS are incomplete without Cornbread! This savory cornbread is just the ticket to crumble over the top of your pinto beans!

13

Southern Mexican Cornbread

This Mexican Cornbread is a little moist and a little hot and a LOT perfect for Pinto Beans!

14

THE SECRET TO PERFECT SOUTHERN SWEET TEA

You HAVE to have the perfect southern drink with your beans! Sweet Iced Tea is the ticket!

15

FRESH HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Then again, lemonade is always nice!

16

HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE WITH CANNED PUMPKIN PIE MIX

An easy pumpkin pie ALWAYS fits the bill!

17

Mawmaws Banana Pudding

This Banana Pudding will be gobbled up and you'll be the star of the show with your pinto beans and banana pudding. It's our mamaw's recipe, afterall!

18

Mamaw's Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

This EASY lemon pound cake tastes so good that you are SURE to polish off anyone who hasn't already eaten too much!

19

Pumpkin Praline Cake

Anyone for Pumpkin Praline Cake? So delicious and the perfect sweet bite. Yummy after a dinner of pinto beans!

20

Southern Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

A complete southern dinner with finished with carrot cake! Your grandma would be proud!

A VERSE TO SHARE

Are you quickly provoked? Do you find that sometimes the smallest things bother you and send you over the edge? That happens to me sometimes too.

I don't think that is the kind of person we are called to be though, do you? 

Maybe this will speak to you too. It does to me. 

Ecclesiastes 7: 8-9

The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience is better than pride.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.

 

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