With the cold weather coming in. This is a must.
Take 2 lbs. of pinto beans and soak them overnight.
Put in a lage 10 to 12 quart pot and cook just like you normally would with two teaspons of salt and some salt pork.

Cook 2 lbs of hamburger meat and add in two packages of Lowreys Taco Seasoning just like the package suggests.

Add in to the beans the following:
2 - cans of stewed tomatoes, 2 cans of Rotel, one can of tomatoe sauce
2 - large diced onions, 2 - diced bell peppers, 2 cups of diced celery, add two table spoons of chili powder, once this is all cooked through and tender add in the taco meat.

It's like a chili but more like a soup, You can divide everything in half to make a smaller version, as this will feed about 16 people

I do something very similar. The main difference is I do not add the hamburger meat or the celery.

I call it Pinto Bean Stew.

we do this and serve it with mexican corn bread. man----i think i'll have to do it now.

If you don't eat pork, is there ANYTHING that will replace the salt pork? That's a pretty distinct ingredient...not certain there's any adequate substitute.

Add a can of refried beans in there at the end.

Just don't use salt pork. It will still be good. Or cut up about 6 slices of Turkey Bacon.