Crockpot Refried Beans

By Addie

I have always wanted to make my own refried beans. I have been holding on to this recipe to make them from Dinner’s Ready since September 2008. I finally got around to making them and wish I had tried it sooner. They are so yummy and much better than the canned stuff. These refried beans are so easy because you make them in the crockpot. The other great thing about making your own refried beans is you can control how mashed they are and how thin they are. I like mine mashed with some chunks. Then I made them fairly thick. However, if I was going to use them on nachos, I would make them a thinner consistency. These were well worth the extra effort. Love ‘em! I like the refried beans with some cheese melted on top along with some diced green onion, then served with tortilla chips.

Ingredients

• 3 cups of dry pinto beans (rinsed)
• 1 onion, diced
• 9 cups of water
• 5 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1/8 tsp ground cumin

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put all the ingredients in a crockpot and cook on high for about 8 hours.

2. After they are done, drain all of the liquid out and SAVE THE LIQUID!!

3. Mash beans with a potato masher or whatever you mash with. Add liquid, a bit at a time, to desired consistency, but remember you want them a little runny because they thicken over time. (makes about 6 cups)
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REVIEWS:

WOOHOO! These are YUMMY! Had them last week and I’m making them again… but I’m making more because I want leftovers. :) Thanks

We’ve made this twice, really perfect. I don’t add any butter or oil, just a bit more water. We started buying pinto beans in bulk just to cook this great recipe. They are perfect by themselves, in burritos or as a dip. We freeze bean and cheese burritos and are venturing into making taquitos to have a light and high fiber meal when we go to work. Yum!

I hate buying the canned stuff because the cans are full of chemicals. I never use it all before it goes bad – such a waste! This is perfect! No excess pacakging, no wasted food, no lard (!) because I control the ingredients … including the spices! Looking forward to making this soon.

My whole family loved these! So simple and soooo delicious!

I just wanted to see if you meant to put 5 t salt or if that’s a typo. I made them with the five teaspoons and they are so salty I’m gonna have to make a plain batch without salt to cut it down by half. I think using half the salt or even less would be sufficient. Did you find them too salty?

I’m so excited to try these!! I have never made my own, but my dad calls me “Little Mexico” because I love refried beans! They are so expensive though! This would be way more affordable for my family as much as we love to eat them! Thank you!!

I made these! They were loved by my whole family! I made a lime rice, your beans served with chips and salsa and it was a complete meal for us.

I also added diced jalepenos to mine! Gives them excellent flavor!

I have made my own refried beans. My family loves them! They freeze EXTREMELY well, so you can make a big batch and freeze them in smaller portions that you would use for one meal.

I love these beans! My mom made them all of the time when I was growing up…Next time you make them throw in one of the small cans of diced chilis. You’d think it would make them too spicy, but they are actually just perfect :)

Do you need to soak the beans over night first?
(Nope. No Soaking, that is the beauty of it!)

Oh, I am SO glad that you shared this recipe with us! I can’t wait to try these! I try to make as many things from scratch as I can and I’ve never tried to make refried beans yet, but I’ve always wanted to. This is going onto our menu for next week for sure! Thanks!
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Mo Mar, 23, 2010 at 10:47 am #



I’ve been wanting to make my own refried beans for YEARS! My Dutch husband looooooves them so much and I was especially glad to find them when we lived in the Netherlands but, in trying to be frugal, I took a can of brown beans and smooshed them up for him .. with nothing with it ’cause I didn’t know what to add to them. This will be so easy to make and I bet he’ll be in heaven having something so tasty!