Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  pinto or Anasazi beans
  1           teaspoon  salt
  1              large  onion -- diced
  3        tablespoons  molasses
  2        tablespoons  brown sugar
  2             slices  bacon -- cut into pieces (2
                        to 3)
                        water
  1                can  tomato sauce -- (8 oz.)
     1/2      teaspoon  pepper
     1/2           cup  catsup

Preparation:

Best cooked in 2-1/2 to 3 qt. clay simmer pot. Soak top of clay pot in water for at least 10 minutes. Place beans in bottom of clay pot. Add enough water to cover beans about 1 inch, cover with soaked lid, and microwave on High 10 minutes. Allow to stand, covered, 60-90 minutes. Drain any remaining water, add fresh warm water to cover beans at least 3 inches. Add the salt. Cover. Microwave on High 20 minutes. Add onion, molasses, brown sugar, bacon, tomato sauce, pepper, and catsup. Cover. Microwave 10 minutes on High, then 60-90 minutes on 50% power. (Add more liquid if beans become dry.)

Nutritional Information:

547 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (11% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 120g Carbohydrate; 11mg Cholesterol; 5273mg Sodium