Rush Hour Refried Beans

This was AWESOME! And so easy and quick!! I didn’t have bacon or bacon grease so started the sauté in some butter - adding the garlic the last minute of cook time. Instead of mashing the beans and adding to pan, I dumped the undrained pinto beans into the pan, added the cumin (doubled) + 1 tsp taco seasoning and simmered on medium heat for 5-6 min. Once this cooked down a bit, using the back of my wooden spoon, smashed/mashed the beans. Wowza good. Great side with our “Beef Fried Tacos” from this site. If I had them, would have sprinkled with sliced green onions but sprinkled on some cilantro instead. Beats the canned version every day even though this recipe uses beans from a can! Thanks Moorheadmomma! 👍

I'm really happy how these beans turned out! Like everyone else says in the reviews, I doubt I'll buy canned refried beans again! I used two cans kidney beans - one white, one red. I left half a can of the red bean juice in the bowl and separated all the white and the other half red in a bowl as suggested before. White had way more sodium! I used butter instead of bacon grease to simmer the onions and garlic. I added a can of chipotles in adobo sauce, which adds the missing smoke flavour from the bacon and the heat I like(!), to the beans and used an emerson hand blender to get the consistancy I like. I did end up adding sea salt after so not sure if adding the white kidney bean juice would have been better? I fried up these beans until they were thick enough for enchiladas and omg, I am SO happy with the turn out! This is going to be a staple recipe in my kitchen!!

Since I keep bacon grease on hand I thought I might give this a try and I'm so glad I did. I've tried several refried bean recipes on this site and this one is a keeper. The bacon grease puts this one above all others. These are quick and easy. Use them as a side or for dipping.

Yummy, quick and easy! I followed exactly and poured in all juice from can. It was a bit soupy but I simmered until it was the consistency I wanted. The liquid cooks out. Will be making again for sure!