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Easy Homemade Refried Beans (6 servings for $1.00)

December 12, 2014 by Robin Leave a Comment

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Refried beans are the mashed potatoes of Mexican meals. They are incredibly easy to make and are the perfect side dish for most Mexican meals.  

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It’s the funniest thing to see the look on peoples face whenever I say “cook it from scratch”, eyes begin rolling and lips start twisting up, but if you’re wanting to cut your grocery bill this is one of the best ways to do it.

Besides it being a great way to save money, it’s a lot healthier for you. You are the one who is in control of what does or doesn’t go into it.

So, if you’ve never cooked from scratch this is the perfect place to start. It’s super easy to do, will only take a couple of minutes and the best part is that it tastes so much better then canned versions that you buy.

To make it even easier, try using canned pinto beans. Once you’re comfortable making refried beans (from scratch) you can try your hand at making pinto beans from scratch, which is also really easy to do.

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Homemade Refried Beans
Refried beans are the mashed potatoes of Mexican meals. They are incredibly easy to make and are the perfect side dish for most Mexican meals.
Serves 6
Ingredients
Directions
1 cup
pinto beans, dry (3 cups cooked)
Prepare beans according to package directions. Drain
½ cup
2 cloves
½  med
½ tsp
½ tsp
lard
garlic, minced
onion, diced
salt
cumin
Heat lard in a large skillet and cook garlic and onions until translucent. Add beans, salt and cumin to the skillet and mash until they are the consistency that you want.
Shopping List
Qty
Item
Dept
Store
Price
Notes
8 ounces
pinto beans, dry
packaged
Aldi
$0.47
32 ounces for $1.89
1 cup dry make 3 cups
4 ounces
lard
baking
Walmart
$0.37
64 ounces for $5.88
2 clove
garlic
produce
Aldi
$0.06
1 head for $0.33
1 head = 10-12 cloves
½ med
onions
produce
Aldi
$0.04
*3 pounds for $0.69 – on sale
Approx. 3 medium onions/pound
salt
baking
pantry item
0.085 oz
spice – ground cumin
baking
Kroger
$0.06
4.65 ounces for $2.09
Feed 4 for
$1.00
*Stock up price
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