Homemade Refried Beans
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Let's talk Refried Beans... I love these little guys because they are good either by themselves or mixed with other ingredients and scooped with a tortilla chip. I love them, my family loves them, but what I don't like about them coming from a can, is the flavor and added ingredients like soybean oil, and yeast extract which has been linked to MSG and added sodium. Funny, I can make HOMEMADE REFRIED BEANS and not have any oil, msg and very little salt added to them and they are full of fabulous flavor that you won't find in a can.
My friend Rhonda, shared her recipe for making refried beans a while back. When I finally decided to try my hand at making them, I only used a small amount of beans that were left over from supper one night. I only added the spices which were called for and mixed everything until super smooth, and I was blown away by how good they were.
The next time I made a larger batch and cooked the spices and onions with the beans. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ~ these things were AMAZING! The full flavor came through and I was HOOKED! I made bean and cheese burritos for my men and they wondered about the "different" taste. They didn't know I whipped up the beans myself, so they were surprised at how good they were.
Making your own refried beans is EASY! All you need is a bag of dried pinto beans, water and time. I pick through the beans and rinse them off and put them in the crockpot full of water on low before I go to bed, and by midmorning the next day those beans are cooked. When I cook my beans, I don't add all the spices in because I'm usually cooking a huge pot full to be used for supper and refried beans. I'll scoop out what I need for supper and then add the spices and the onion and let it cook for about an hour longer.
I mix my beans up in the mixer, because my husband likes the beans with a little chunkiness, then I'll take some and continue mixing them until smoother with my stick blender. I then mix both the chunky and smooth beans together. These freeze beautifully!
Ingredients:
3 cups dried pinto beans
1 Tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspon garlic powder
1/4 cup diced onion
salt to taste
enough water to cover beans
3 Tablespoons butter
Directions:
Rinse the beans in cook water and place in your crock pot. Fill with enough water to cover the beans with a little extra water. Add the spices and the onions, cover and cook on low for about 5 hours, or overnight.
When the beans are cooked, scoop out the beans and place them in the mixer or food processor
with the butter and procss until smooth. Add a little of the bean juice while mixing to keep
your beans juicy without drying out. Serve or place in containers for freezing.
Homemade Refried Beans
My friend Rhonda, shared her recipe for making refried beans a while back. When I finally decided to try my hand at making them, I only used a small amount of beans that were left over from supper one night. I only added the spices which were called for and mixed everything until super smooth, and I was blown away by how good they were.
The next time I made a larger batch and cooked the spices and onions with the beans. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ~ these things were AMAZING! The full flavor came through and I was HOOKED! I made bean and cheese burritos for my men and they wondered about the "different" taste. They didn't know I whipped up the beans myself, so they were surprised at how good they were.
Making your own refried beans is EASY! All you need is a bag of dried pinto beans, water and time. I pick through the beans and rinse them off and put them in the crockpot full of water on low before I go to bed, and by midmorning the next day those beans are cooked. When I cook my beans, I don't add all the spices in because I'm usually cooking a huge pot full to be used for supper and refried beans. I'll scoop out what I need for supper and then add the spices and the onion and let it cook for about an hour longer.
I mix my beans up in the mixer, because my husband likes the beans with a little chunkiness, then I'll take some and continue mixing them until smoother with my stick blender. I then mix both the chunky and smooth beans together. These freeze beautifully!
Homemade Refried Beans
Ingredients:
3 cups dried pinto beans
1 Tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspon garlic powder
1/4 cup diced onion
salt to taste
enough water to cover beans
3 Tablespoons butter
Directions:
Rinse the beans in cook water and place in your crock pot. Fill with enough water to cover the beans with a little extra water. Add the spices and the onions, cover and cook on low for about 5 hours, or overnight.
When the beans are cooked, scoop out the beans and place them in the mixer or food processor
with the butter and procss until smooth. Add a little of the bean juice while mixing to keep
your beans juicy without drying out. Serve or place in containers for freezing.
