Creamy Refried Black Beans

Name: Creamy Refried Black Beans
Yield: Makes 6 Servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: mild green chiles such as pasilla, 2 Tbsp seeded and minced; fresh lime juice, 1–2 Tbsp; sea salt, ¼ tsp; low-sodium cooked black beans, 3 cups (21 oz/655 g), cooking or canning liquid reserved; garlic, 1 clove, pressed or minced; chili powder, ½ tsp; ground cumin, ½ tsp; yellow onion, ¼ cup (1½ oz/45 g) minced; olive oil, 1 Tbsp

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

About

Serve these beans alongside Mexican-inspired meals, such as scrambled egg chilaquiles, steak fajitas, or salmon tacos, or spoon them into burritos. You can use black beans you’ve cooked yourself, or good-quality canned beans.

Ingredients

olive oil, 1 Tbsp
yellow onion, ¼ cup (1½ oz/

Americas
Mexico
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Central America

Method

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, chiles, and garlic and sauté, reducing heat as necessary to prevent scorching, until onion and chiles are soft and wilted, 5–8 minutes.
Transfer onion mixture to a food processor. (Reserve pan.) Add beans, cumin, chili powder, salt, and 2