One Pot Refried Beans

Quick and easy refried beans recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in one pot over stovetop in 30 minutes. Loaded with pinto beans and Mexican spices.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword homemade refried beans

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings People

Calories 156

Author Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

2 tbsp Butter Unsalted
1/2 cup Onion Finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic Finely minced
1 small Jalapeno Deseeded, Diced
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste
3/4 tsp Chili powder
1/4 tsp Cumin powder
4 cups Cooked pinto beans Can be canned/drained/rinsed or boiled fresh and drained
1/4- 1/3 cup Chicken broth Can use vegetable broth instead too, Low sodium
1 tbsp Lemon juice Preferably fresh
1 tbsp Cilantro Fresh, Finely chopped, For garnish

Instructions

Heat butter in a large nonstick pot, over medium- high heat.
Add onions, garlic, jalapeno and saute until garlic is fragrant and onion is partially softened.
Add salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin powder, pinto beans, broth, lime juice and mix until combined.
Lower heat to Medium and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
Use a hand-held immersion blender or a a potato masher to mash the beans.
Add more broth, if necessary, to achieve your desired consistency.
Cook for another 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and garish with cilantro. Enjoy!

Notes

Read all my tips above.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave.

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