EASY 1-POT REFRIED BEANS
Easy 1-pot refried beans with minimal ingredients. Try our step-by-step methods for getting ultra creamy texture and classic flavor FAST! Perfect for canned pinto beans or beans made from scratch.
Provided by Minimalist Baker
Categories Side
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- CANNED: If starting with canned beans, simply open cans and set aside. As the original recipe is written, about 2 15-oz (425-g) cans will yield 3 cups cooked beans.
- FROM SCRATCH: If cooking pinto beans from scratch, we recommend this recipe, which yields 5 cups cooked beans. We recommend reducing the serving size to six 1/2-cup servings (rather than 10 servings), which would yield 3 cups cooked beans. The spices and diced tomatoes with green chilies are optional.
- INSTANT POT: If cooking pinto beans in an Instant Pot, we recommend following this recipe but swapping the black beans for pinto beans. Be sure to save any leftover cooking liquid.
- REFRIED BEANS: To prepare refried beans, heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once hot, add oil (or water) and onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until translucent and tender - about 4-5 minutes. Then add minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Turn down heat if browning too quickly.
- Next add your cooked beans and any of the cooking liquid. Depending on your cooking method, your beans may be looking somewhat dry or they may be submerged in cooking liquid. Because we're going to simmer the beans even more, you want them to be just submerged, so add only as much vegetable broth as needed to just cover the beans.
- Bring to a low boil over medium heat. Then add your salt. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes to further cook and tenderize the beans. If they begin looking dry or stick to the bottom of the pan at any point, add more vegetable broth to moisten.
- Your beans should now be tender. Our preferred way of mashing is with an immersion blender. If using an immersion blender, tip the pot to one side so the blade can be submerged and blend until the beans are creamy and smooth. If you don't have an immersion blender, a bean or potato masher will also work. It just takes more work and they won't get quite as creamy.
- If you're blending or mashing and your beans have become too thick, thin with more vegetable broth as needed.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, adding more salt to taste. We didn't find the beans needed more than this. However, you could add chili powder or chipotle pepper in adobo for some heat, or some ground cumin for smokiness.
- Serve as is, or garnish with desired toppings (lime juice, hot sauce, cilantro, red onion, or this vegan Mexican-style queso would be delicious).
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 4-5 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month. To reheat, warm in a pot or saucepan, adding more broth as needed.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 half-cup serving, Calories 151 kcal, Carbohydrate 20.3 g, Protein 6.4 g, Fat 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 421 mg, Fiber 5.2 g, Sugar 1.6 g, UnsaturatedFat 4.26 g
REFRIED BEANS (GLUTEN FREE)
After chatting in the Topic of the Month forum with chefs pamelad and I. M. Devine, I was motivated to take suggestions from them both and create this refried bean recipe. I love knowing exactly what's going into them! I used this recipe to make some simple cheese and bean tostadas. The beans are not pre-soaked and are simply cooked in a crock pot, but feel free to use your favorite cooking method. Cook time is crock pot cooking. *PLEASE NOTE: The distillation process removes the gluten and therefore, vinegar is gluten-free. The exception is malt vinegar, which is made from barley and is NOT distilled. If you still have concerns about vinegar, the Heinz brand white vinegar is made from corn, not wheat. If you find that you react to vinegar though, feel free to substitute lemon or lime juice instead. :)
Provided by Tinkerbell
Categories Beans
Time 6h15m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sort through dried beans and remove any pebbles, off-colored beans or debris. Rinse thoroughly and drain.
- Put beans in crock pot and add chicken stock and enough water to cover beans by about 3 inches.
- Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or until tender.
- Drain beans, but reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid and set aside.
- Reserve about 1/2 cup of cooked beans and place the rest into food processor (or a large bowl to mash by hand).
- Pulse a few times and then add oil. Process to incorporate.
- Add tomato paste, vinegar, onion, jalapeno, garlic, salt, cumin and chili powder. Process until smooth and combined.
- Add reserved beans and pulse a couple times; just enough to break them up. Serve as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 784, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 5.4, Sodium 510, Carbohydrate 131.1, Fiber 31.1, Sugar 8.4, Protein 46.7
REFRIED BEANS WITHOUT THE REFRY
Refried beans are simple to make when cooked in a slow cooker. This recipe will yield flavorful, fat-free refried beans seasoned with garlic, jalapeno, and cumin.
Provided by CHEFCLAUDE
Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas
Time 8h15m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the onion, rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. Pour in the water and stir to combine. Cook on High for 8 hours, adding more water as needed. Note: if more than 1 cup of water has evaporated during cooking, then the temperature is too high.
- Once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Fat 0.5 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 8.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 784.7 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
REFRIED BEANS
Try making this dish to serve at a party - it works well as a dip served with nachos. It's also a great accompaniment to a larger Tex-Mex-style meal
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4 as a topping or 2 as side
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Lightly drain the beans, reserving the juice from the tin, but do not rinse (you want the beans in about half the liquid from the can). Depending on the texture you prefer, either mash them roughly in a bowl or blitz them using a blender until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan or casserole and cook the onions for 8-10 mins until soft and golden. Scatter in the garlic, chilli and cumin seeds, and sizzle everything for 2 mins more. Tip in the beans, oregano, paprika and a pinch of salt. Cook everything together for 5 mins until the beans have heated through adding more reserved bean juice if it's too thick. Serve straightaway with a sprinkling of coriander, if you like, or leave to cool and keep chilled. Will keep chilled for up to three days or frozen for a month. Reheat with a splash of water mixed in.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 0.4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 12 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium
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