Easy Recipes

Many refried beans recipes that I have read include lard. While that is probably tasty, I have decided to come up with a healthier refried beans recipe. The refried beans recipe below uses olive oil instead of lard, and it tastes great!

Tools You Will Need

Saute Pan
Knife
Cutting Board
Saute Pan
Potato Masher

Ingredients For Refried Beans:

2 cups of dry pinto beans
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 medium onion
3 garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon of dry oregano
1/4 teaspoon of cumin

How To Make Refried Beans

Put beans in a pot with water, bring to a boil, reduce the fire and simmer for 2 hours or so, till the beans are cooked.

You can also use canned beans, in this case make sure to rinse the beans a few times before using them.

Chop onion and garlic. Heat up olive oil in the saute pan. Note: since you will be mashing the beans in the saute pan, make sure that you are using a stainless steel saute pan.

Add onions and garlic to the olive oil and saute for about 8 minutes. Add oregano and cumin and cook for 2 mote minutes. Add beans, mix all the ingredients together and cook 5 more minutes.

Use the potato masher to mash up the beans. Add some water to the beans, as you are mashing them, to bring them to the consistency you want.