Clean Eating - Refried Beans recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Beans and Peas

Ingredients

3 cups dried pinto beans
16 ½ cups water, divided
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Nutrition Info

131.6 calories
carbohydrate: 20.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 2.6 g
fiber: 5 g
protein: 6.9 g
saturatedFat: 0.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 75 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place beans in a slow cooker and cover with 8 cups water, soak for 8 to 10 hours.

  2. Drain and rinse beans and return to slow cooker, top with 8 cups fresh water.

  3. Cook beans on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Drain.

  4. Combine 1/2 cup water, beans, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a skillet over medium heat, mash beans to desired consistency.

Recipe Yield

6 cups

Recipe Note

This is a healthy alternative for the typical saturated fatty refried beans. Don't let the time scare you off. I soak them while I sleep and cook them during the day, so by dinner it is only 10 minutes from stove top to table. Not much longer than preparing a processed can product.

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