Our cookbook, Love Real Food, is here! They’re delicious and ready to serve in 15 minutes. These refried cookie easy recipe are vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and healthy, too! Super easy and delicious refried beans!
Where have pinto beans been all my life? I dismissed them after a couple of lackluster Mexican restaurant meals, but I’ve recently realized pinto beans in their full glory. They’re creamy and rich, and mix in beautifully with scrambled eggs, soup, rice and more. Pinto beans make the best refried beans, since they’re so buttery.
Fresh cilantro livens up these refried beans, and a squeeze of lime juice makes them taste more complex. You can read up on pinto bean nutrition here. This recipe is so easy to make! I used high quality canned beans to make this recipe quickly. I tried home-cooked beans and couldn’t tell enough difference to bother doing it again.
If you prefer to cook your own beans, though, you certainly can. Cook up some onion in olive oil, add spices and beans, and your refried beans are ready in under 25 minutes. This recipe is far superior to store-bought refried beans, and it’s become a staple in my kitchen. I hope it becomes a staple in yours, too.
Uses for Refried Beans Refried beans are a healthy side dish to serve along with any Mexican meal. They’re so good that I like to eat them with tortilla chips as a bean dip. You can also use these protein-rich, vegan refried beans inside tacos, enchiladas and burritos. Spread them on the inside of a quesadilla or on top of a tostada.