This simple vegetarian dish cooks in your crockpot and results in plump tender pintos in a flavorful sauce. The taste is southwestern with cumin, garlic and chili powder (sometimes called ranch-style beans). The best part about this pinto bean recipe is its versatility. We enjoy them over rice or with cornbread one night, as refried beans another day (simply mash the beans in their own sauce), made into burritos, as a chili ingredient, and as a topping for nachos. The recipe fills my 6 quart crockpot; after making the recipe I simply cool the beans and divide them into smaller potions to freeze.