Simple Homemade Refried Beans

Cooks4_6's Note:

After trying some of the refried beans recipes from this site, I will never again eat them from a can. However, the recipes I enjoyed were time consuming. This recipe is a marriage between scrumptious home made and easy (like canned).

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans , drained
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup salsa
• 1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup Mexican blend cheese

Directions:

1. Place first four ingredients in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
2. Cook until the butter is melted and the ingredients are heated through.
3. Remove pan from the heat source, and add the cheese.
4. Mash all of the ingredients in the pan with a potato masher or beat with a hand-held mixer.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[lolablitz]

Delicious, wow! And so easy!!! Who knew? I added a little garlic powder mmmmmmmmm. Thanks for the keepr Cooks4_6!!

[Island Girl 525]

Yummy and so easy! I halved the recipe for 2 of us and added 1/2 tsp garlic powder. I will never buy the canned stuff again! Thanks for sharing

[This Spatula]

This was great! I used half the butter, and it was plenty rich. These were so much better than the canned ones - I'll be making them this way from now on. What a great idea to use salsa! Thank you!