Homemade Refried Beans

Processed Beans

 Process the beans by soaking them overnight and cooking in a crock pot overnight.  You need a lot of water because they will be soak up the water!


Adding flavor

 I didn't add more than one teaspoon of the spices.  Even at that the ground cumin was a little bit heavy.  The Mrs. Dash's Extra Spicy is a safe spice for me as there are no bell peppers.  So many of the non-salt spices add bell peppers for extra flavor.




Spices added

A food processor would have worked nice.  I almost pulled out my blender but the mixer was closer and easier.  It worked okay an if they would have still be warm it would have been even better.  I didn't have time when they finished cooking to process them so I put them in the refrigerator.


Beat together adding cream cheese

 I had some burrito shells in the refrigerator.  I filled one with flavored beans and added some more cheese. Then I folded the burrito in half.



Filling a burrito

 I was recently given a George Forman grill.  So I put it in there to warm it up.  I guess I put too much bean in because it squished out the top. But that was okay. It lifted right off the non-stick surface.



Warming in a George Forman grill

 It was a very filling meal that was high in protein and fiber.  I should have probably added lettuce to it for a salad. But no one is perfect.  I think next time I will sauté onions and garlic to add into the beans instead of the cumin.  I need to keep trying various seasonings for the refried beans.  I like what I made but there are so many options out there.


Home made refried bean burrito