Easy Homemade Refried Beans (6 servings for $1.00)

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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.

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

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
From Scratch		Recipe by FlusterBuster.com