Johnny Jalapeno's Easy Refried Beans
"Cowboys never let nothing go to waste, especially beans! Johnny's recipe is so easy and fresh tasting, you won't ever buy canned again. Johnny claims he wrote the 'Beans, Beans' song,... but Johnny,... full of tall tales and deep pots, well,.... we jest let him keep on talkin, so long as he keeps on cookin! ;)"
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3 (14 ounce) cans pinto beans, undrained (or red kidney beans)
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease
- 1 tablespoon onion, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeno, minced (seeds and stem removed)
- 2 teaspoons adobo seasoning (or other mexican seasoning)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces cheese, shredded (queso melting cheese) (optional)
directions
- Using your food processor, purée the beans to your liking, Mix for 1 minute for a fine bean paste or use the pulse feature on your processor if you like larger pieces of beans.
- Heat frying pan with the bacon grease on medium. Saute onion, garlic, and jalapeno about 3 minutes.
- Add the adobo seasoning and beans. Season with salt to taste. Simmer for about 10 min, stirring frequently until all liquid is absorbed.
- Place on serving dish and sprinkle with cheese.
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Reviews
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Yum! I made this omitting the bacon grease and using olive oil. I enjoyed with chili rellenos! Thanks! Made for the TYM game. -
Very good. Easy way to doctor up canned beans into something special. I did not drain the beans and I liked the consistency after simmering for 10 minutes. Because the liquid in the canned beans already has plenty of salt (and so does the cheese and probably the adobo seasoning), I did not add any additional salt to the mixture. Turned out perfect. -
This was good and easy for a nighttime snack. Made for PRMR. -
this is a great recipe and so quick and easy!
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This was very easy and quick! Tastes great too. Next time I will not process my beans as much...I prefer a mix of paste and whole beans. The onion, jalapeno and garlic mix was perfect cooked in the bacon grease. This is a great quick and easy recipe. Made for PRMR tag.
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My first time making refried beans, and yes, it's much better than canned and so easy and tasty that you might as well make them yourself! My only problem was deciding whether the cans should have been drained first or not because the recipe didn't say. The first can I processed undrained, and they seemed watery, so the second can I processed drained and they were too dry. So the 3rd can I processed undrained, and as far as I was concerned they turned out perfect after boiling a bit. I left a few pieces of whole beans in for texture. I thought I had adobo seasoning at home, but I couldn't find it so I used a chili rub instead. That added some depth to the taste, though I'm sure adobo would have been great too. The only other change I made was to substitute 1 tablespoon or so of butter for the bacon grease. I used queso manchego cheese, which is Spanish not Mexican, but it melted up fine and was the perfect topping to this dish! Thanks 2Bleu!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
2Bleu
Duncan, South Carolina
Original Zaaarite. Food lovers.
Lynnda passed away in March 2020. Her recipes live on here for everyone to enjoy and Rick continues the tradition. We will forever live together through our food. Live well. Eat well.?
