HOW TO MAKE REFRIED BEANS EXTRA CREAMY AND DELICIOUS: Simple Down Home Recipe

pinto beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are more nutritious, while canned beans save time and money.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

Sort through the pinto beans, removing any questionable ones.

Soak the cleaned beans in water overnight.

Drain the soaked beans and rinse them with fresh water.

Place the beans in a crock pot and cover them with 7-8 cups of water.

Cook the beans on low for about 6 hours.

Add salt to the beans in the last half hour of cooking.

Once cooked, store the beans in a container with a lid in the refrigerator.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat it with a little vegetable oil.

Ladle in the beans along with plenty of the cooking liquid to achieve creaminess.

Mash the beans to your desired consistency, adding more liquid if needed.

Sprinkle in freshly grated mild cheddar cheese and let it melt into the beans.

For a variation, cook chorizo in the skillet, then add the beans and some liquid, and mash together.

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