Quick and Easy Mexican Bean Soup Recipe

4 sl Bacon; diced
1 md Onion; chopped
30 oz Pinto beans (2 15 oz. cans); undrained
1 cn Chicken broth
1/2 c Water
1/4 c Loosely packed cilantro; (up to 1/3)
1/3 c Picante sauce

In a 3-quart saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon. Cook onion in drippings until tender but not brown. Return bacon to saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Quick And Easy Pumpkin Bread
 
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 2/3 c Flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1/2 c Water
1 c Mashed pumpkin
2 Eggs
1/2 c Nuts, optional

Sift dry ingredients together. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour batter into buttered and floured loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 350.