Mix all ingredients together and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Use in your tostadas, tacos, or any dish that calls for refried beans.
For extra-special beans, you can add cubes of Monterey Jack or Pepperjack cheese, spread it into a lightly oiled or buttered pan, and heat through in a 350 degree F oven before serving.
In a medium nonstick skillet, heat the oil and saute the serrano chili rounds about 20 seconds.
Add the refried beans and stir with a wooden spoon until the beans are hot and form a paste.
Add the cheese and stir slowly until just melted, but still visible as swirls of cheese.
Turn out onto a round serving plate and form into a fat pancake.
Serve at once with tortilla chips for dipping.
Combine refried beans, chili powder, and cumin in a medium saucepan; cook over low heat until thoroughly heated.
Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream.
Heat canned refried beans in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Stir chopped jalapeno,hot sauce and garlic powder into refried beans.
Reduce heat to low and keep warm until ready to serve.
Combine lettuce and tomatoes in a bowl.
Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the bowl and season the lettuce and tomatoes with salt.
Toss to combine.
Drizzle olive oil over the bowl and toss lettuce and tomatoes again.
Serve refried beans along side lettuce and tomatoes.
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Heat Refried Beans over low heat while letting
Gently fry the bacon until near crisp.
Add onion to the bacon grease and saute until tender.
Add the refried beans and water.
Stir and simmer until creamy and heated through.
Place in a serving bowl and top with shredded cheese.
The heat of the beans will melt the cheese.
Serve with hot tortillas and/or tostada chips.
In a 2-quart microwavable covered bowl, add boiling water to rice.
Let sit, covered, for 4 minutes then toss with fork to fluff rice.
Add refried beans and stir until well mixed. Microwave mixture on High for 3 to 4 minutes.
Let stand to cool for 5 minutes.
Serves 2.
In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add the kidney beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add rice. Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until rice is tender. Drop rounded spoonfuls of refried beans over rice; heat through. Garnish with cheese and onions if desired.
Combine beans and salsa in medium saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and bubbly.
Spoon into serving bowl; sprinkle with cheeses.
Makes 4 servings. Cover and refrigerate any leftover Cheesy Refried Beans.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion becomes translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
Cook and stir refried beans into onion mixture until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir cream cheese into bean mixture. Spread mixture into a pie plate; top with Cheddar cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 20 minutes.
he rice mixture. Spread the refried beans evenly over the top. Then
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Meanwhile, combine refried beans, remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice
Put beans and water into Dutch oven.
Soak at least six hours.
Pour beans into colander and rinse thoroughly.
Add two cups water back into the Dutch oven, along with bacon grease, garlic powder, bouillon and chili powder.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and reduce heat, simmering for about four to six hours.
Stir occasionally.
You'll know when the frijoles are done because they'll be very tender.
Mash until about only half are left whole.
Mix ingredients together and heat in the microwave until everything is melted and mixed well.
If serving as a dip, place in crockpot on warm. Tastes even better if you make it up ahead of time, refrigerate 'til needed then reheat.
Note: When doubling the recipe, it's okay to use a 30 ounce can - you don't have to be exact with the measurements.
dd the can of pinto beans with their liquid. Stir and
Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortillas one at a time until firm, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain grease.
Meanwhile, combine the refried beans and butter in a microwave-safe dish. Cover, and cook in the microwave until heated through. When tortillas are done, fry eggs over easy in the skillet. Add more oil if the tortillas have absorbed it all.
Place tortillas onto plates, and spread a layer of beans on them. Top with cheese, a fried egg, crumbled bacon and if desired, salsa.
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Combine both cheeses.
Combine chicken, refried beans and salsa. Add 3 cups of combined cheeses.
Heat oil in small skillet.
Soften each tortilla in oil, approximately 5 seconds per side. Dip in enchilada sauce.
Immediately fill with some of chicken mixture; roll and place in 13x9 pan.
Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
Top enchiladas with remaining sauce and cheese.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Arrange 4 shallow ovenproof dishes on a baking tray.
Arrange tortillas in a single layer on a separate baking tray. Bake for 8-10 mins, until crisp. Divide evenly between dishes.
In a bowl, combine beans and onion. Divide mixture among dishes. Top with avocado. Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake for 10-15 mins, until heated through and cheese has melted. Serve with sour cream and salsa.