Turn to your crockpot for the most flavorful refried beans – without the refry! You’re going to love how easy and delicious these Slow Cooker Refried Beans are!
You all know by now that I am obsessed with my slow cooker. It truly is a lifesaver and there is nothing like coming home to a hot meal after a long day. We are back into swim season now which means practices every night. Every.Single.Night.
Don’t get me wrong, I actually look forward to sitting on the pool deck and relaxing for an hour, watching the boys work their little butts off. I also love that they come home thoroughly exhausted and ready for bed 🙂
So devious am I…
We are all about Mexican in our house. We take it however we can get it – burritos, tacos, enchiladas, nachos – we love it ALL! Since beans are a crucial part of any Mexican meal (at least for us…) I love making up these beans in the slow cooker, eliminating one part of the meal prep process at night.
These beans will pretty much blow you away with their amazing flavor and texture. No, they are not refried. They just look, taste, and act like refried beans but are infinitely more healthy.
Slow Cooker Refried Beans are the perfect accompaniment to your favorite enchiladas and make the most delicious bean and cheese burritos for a quick dinner later on in the week. I make my own homemade flour tortillas for maximum deliciousness.
Try this recipe once and I just bet you won’t be buying canned any more 🙂
- 3 cups dry pinto beans, rinsed and picked through
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 64 oz low sodium chicken broth or stock (plus enough water to cover beans entirely)
- Place beans, chopped jalapeno, onion quarters, garlic, and seasonings into a slow cooker.
- Pour the broth over the top and stir gently. If the beans are not covered, add water until they are.
- Cook beans on high for 8-9 hours, checking occasionally and adding additional water if needed.
- Check for tenderness and then strain off the liquid, reserving it in a small bowl.
- Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding in liquid until desired consistency is reached.
More Mexican favorites:
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April 30, 2014 at 11:06 AMI’m obsessed with my slow cooker, so anytime I can use it, I will! These beans sound awesome! And your pics look great! I always hate taking pics of brown food. It’s hard to make it look as good as it tastes!
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April 29, 2014 at 5:24 AMI love the beans in the slow cooker- anything to make my life easier and beans are so good for you and taste so good too. This is a perfect recipe for our house. Looking forward to making it. Pinning it for now.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:48 AMThat’s wonderful! Thank you so much for the pin Judee!
Valerie | From Valerie's Kitchen says
April 25, 2014 at 11:00 AMI love cooking beans from scratch. I did refried beans a long, long time ago and now I’m inspired to do them again! Just had to say that swimming is a great sport! Our boys played water polo so of course also did swimming each spring. They were in the pool pretty much all year round! It’s SO good for them. Swimmers are the best conditioned athletes out of all the sports.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:40 AMThe boys LOVE swimming and it really is such great exercise. My husband was a swimmer and he is so happy that they are doing it too 🙂 Thanks Valerie!
Zainab says
April 24, 2014 at 6:12 PMI love refried beans!! Never tried it in the slow cooker. What a great idea 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:41 AMEasy and delicious Zainab – you’ll love it!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
April 23, 2014 at 6:06 PMI’m SO IN LOVE. Pinning all over town!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:45 AMThanks Dorothy!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
April 23, 2014 at 5:14 PMI love how sneaky you are! Both with the boys’ swim practices and bedtime, and with these healthy refried beans. By the end of the day, I rarely have the energy to cook, so this easy recipe will be a lifesaver!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:46 AMSlow cookers are such a life saver especially on busy nights. Thanks Amy!
Liz says
April 23, 2014 at 4:15 PMThank you for the nice recipe.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:46 AMYou’re so welcome Liz!
Marcie says
April 23, 2014 at 3:47 PMI love this, Trish! I can’t wait to make some because I can never get enough Mexican food either. Pinning.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 29, 2014 at 10:46 AMYay! Thanks so much for the pin Marcie!
Nancy [email protected] says
April 23, 2014 at 12:18 PMI love the thought of making my own refried beans! Can I ask you how long you store them in the fridge? Thanks!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 23, 2014 at 2:49 PMThanks Nancy! They should keep fine for 4-5 days but you know what I do? Throw them in the freezer! They freeze great and since it makes a big enough batch for two meals (easily), I frequently freeze half 🙂
Julie says
October 31, 2016 at 10:13 AMWhat is the nutrition info for these? I am curious of protein aspect.
I made a slow cooker batch and froze in weekly amounts. Yumm!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
November 1, 2016 at 8:35 AMHi Julie! Just google “nutrition calculator” and plug in the ingredients to find out!
Kathy says
April 23, 2014 at 12:14 PMYum! I love making refried beans in the slow cooker! It is so easy!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
April 23, 2014 at 2:49 PMRight!! They are so good too! Thanks Kathy!