Home-Style Refried Beans

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Myra Innes, Auburn, Kansas

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 21, 2022

Lime juice, cumin and cayenne pepper make these beans so tasty, particularly when compared to the canned variety. I like to dress them up with reduced-fat cheese and salsa. —Myra Innes of Auburn, Kansas

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Home-Style Refried Beans

Yield:2-2/3 cups
Prep:15 min

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup finely chopped onion
  • 4 teaspoons canola oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 teaspoons lime juice
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Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in the garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add beans and mash. Add water; cook and stir until heated through and water is absorbed. Remove from the heat; stir in lime juice.
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