Easy Homemade Refried Beans (From Canned Beans!)
Want to make refried beans at home? It’s much quicker and easier than you think – if you use my sneaky shortcut... This Easy Homemade Refried Beans recipe uses canned beans to make authentic-tasting Mexican-style refried beans in just 15 minutes! I like to make refried beans with pinto beans, but you can also use black beans or kidney beans, if you prefer. (Serves 4-6, depending on appetite and accompaniments.)
Servings 6 people
Calories 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic grated or crushed
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (or to taste) or diced fresh chilli, if you prefer
- 2 x 400g tins pinto beans including the water (see Note 1)
- 5 g fresh coriander roughly chopped, plus extra for garnish
- Juice of ½ lime (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Instructions
- Place the onion and olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry over a low heat for 3 minutes, or until the onion is softened and lightly browned.
- Add the garlic, cumin and chilli flakes and fry for 1 more minute.
- Add the 2 tins of beans and all the water, then turn up the heat.
- Bring to boil, then simmer for 5 mins.
- Turn the heat off, then roughly mash the beans, using a potato masher, until you reach your desired consistency.
- Add the chopped coriander, salt and lime to taste.
- Serve garnished with more coriander.
Notes
- You can use black beans or kidney beans if you prefer. Make sure you buy beans where the ingredients are just beans and water.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 433mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg