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Clean Eating - Refried Beans

Remove cast iron skillet from oven and add butter.

Recipe Summary Clean Eating - Refried Beans

This is a healthy alternative for the typical saturated fatty refried beans. Don't let the time scare you off. I soak them while I sleep and cook them during the day, so by dinner it is only 10 minutes from stove top to table. Not much longer than preparing a processed can product.

Ingredients | Croque Monsieur Recipe Serious Eats

3 cups dried pinto beans

16 ½ cups water, divided

3 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Place beans in a slow cooker and cover with 8 cups water; soak for 8 to 10 hours.

Drain and rinse beans and return to slow cooker; top with 8 cups fresh water.

Cook beans on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Drain.

Combine 1/2 cup water, beans, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a skillet over medium heat; mash beans to desired consistency.

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