Monterey Jack Refried Beans

"My mom gave me this recipe. Everyone I have ever cooked these for say they will never eat any other refried beans again. There are not any restaurants beans that can beat these!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 40mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cover beans with water; add chopped onion and bring to a boil.
  • Boil 2 minute.
  • Take off heat, cover and let sit 1 hours.
  • Do not drain water, but again add enough water to cover beans, heat to boiling, turn down heat and cook until beans are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 to 2 hours.
  • (add more water if needed during cooking) When beans are done (make sure there is not too much water in the beans), take off heat and mash with a mixer Add margarine, salt, pepper, and cheese and continue to beat with mixer until the beans are soft.

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Reviews

  1. These beans are wonderful!! I didnt have monterey jack cheese so I used shredded chedder with jalapenos, afterbthey were done i let them thicken up a bit under low heat... these are as she says... better than restaurant quality, and I live in So. Cal., we know refried beans! this is my recipe for them from now on...Thanks so much Shirleen! Donna;)
     
  2. Shirleen, FANTASTIC, reminded of way back when. 1930's and up. You must remeber beans of any kind were called "man fruit" when I was a kid. I made these today as written. The Women folk when I was a kid used Lard instead of butter or Marjorine ( it wasn't invented yet) also, there was always a little Bacon thrown in. I will try that the next time BUT, this is great. Thanks a bunch. Firehouse cook aka Cap'n Jack
     
  3. Great recipe! I added a couple cloves of fresh garlic along with the onion, but otherwise made as is using pepper jack cheese and light margarine. We had friends over and I got several compliments on these beans. However, they do make WAY more than 4-6 servings and it took about 4 hours total for me to make. Since I made them a day ahead, I reheated in the oven for 30 minutes prior to serving. I have some stowed in the freezer, so we'll see how they hold up. Will make again, but scaled down to half! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! Update: Pulled leftovers from the freezer today...still delicious! It heated up well on the stove and was just as good as the day I made it! So not a bad idea to make a full batch and stick leftovers in the freezer in small servings.
     
  4. This was excellent my DH loves refried beans. I won't be buying these any more. Thanks
     
  5. Loved it. I actually made w/black beans cuz that's all I had. Super yummy! Can't wait to throw in my own additions to tweak this. It's a keeper.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Great recipe with some tweaks. Used a pressure cooker. Cut the fat in half, I used 2 Tbsp butter and a ham bone. Added 1/2 tsp cumin. Only used 4 ozs cheese and cutback salt to 1 tsp. Also used chicken stock to cook the beans. Excellent results.
     
  2. This recipe turned out good. For some reason my beans needed to cook about 4 hours to get soft and then I made some adjustments to get the right flavor for us. I used butter instead of margarine, used half the amount of cheese called for. After tasting the beans, I could really taste the butter and wasn't loving it. I added about 1 T. minced pickled jalapeno, some chili powder and a tiny bit of cumin. I used the whisk attachment on my mixer to mash them. I think I'll put them through the blender to get them smooth. Easy, tasty recipe and so much better than refried beans from a can. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
     
  3. Shirleen, FANTASTIC, reminded of way back when. 1930's and up. You must remeber beans of any kind were called "man fruit" when I was a kid. I made these today as written. The Women folk when I was a kid used Lard instead of butter or Marjorine ( it wasn't invented yet) also, there was always a little Bacon thrown in. I will try that the next time BUT, this is great. Thanks a bunch. Firehouse cook aka Cap'n Jack
     
  4. They were really good. I used butter instead of margarine. I also added a green chili to the beans while the beans were boiling. It turned out pretty good.
     

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Married with 3 children. 19 yr. old sone (in the air force), 17 yr. old daughter and 10 yr. old son. I just graduated from Massage Therapy School, and am looking forward to going to work for myself. I love to cook and am excited about sharing more of my recipes and trying everyone elses. My favorite pastime is watching Nascar and going to Nascar races. Also like gardening and remodeling my 80 yr. old house.
 
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