Refried Beans

By ghudsontx

My mom gave me this recipe. Everyone I have ever cooked these for say they will never eat any other refried beans again. There are not any restaurants beans that can beat these!

Ingredients

• 1 lb pinto beans
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• pepper
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated (with or without peppers)
• water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Preparation

Step 1

1 Cover beans with water; add chopped onion and bring to a boil. 2 Boil 2 min. 3 ,take off heat, cover and let sit 1 hr. 4 Do not drain water, but again add enough water to cover beans, heat to boiling, tun down heat and cook until beans are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 to 2 hrs. 5 (add more water if needed during cooking) When beans are done (make sure there is not too much water in the beans), take off heat and mash with a mixer Add margarine, salt, pepper, and cheese and continue to beat with mixer until the beans are soft.