How to make Homemade Refried Beans in a Crock-Pot
How to make Homemade Refried Beans using a Crock-Pot! This recipe makes the most delicious and creamy refried beans without costing a lot.
Equipment
- Crock-Pot
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 32 oz Dried Pinto Beans
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder OR 3 Garlic Cloves
Instructions
- Open the bag of pinto beans and pour them in a sink colander, then rinse them well.
- Doing so helps remove dirt, dust or random debris from the dried beans so they do not end up in your refried beans.
- Then pour the rinsed pinto beans into the Croc-Pot.
- Fill the Croc-Pot with water, making sure to leave the water line 1-2 inches below the brim.
- Slice an onion in half and then remove the skin. Do not cut it up or cut off the ends.
- For this recipe, the onion will stay together while the beans cook, then place both halves into the water cut side down.
- Mince the garlic cloves and then put them into the water or add 1 Tablespoon garlic powder to the water.
- Place the lid on the Croc-Pot and then set the temperature setting at High for 6-8 hours or Low for 8-10 hours.
- When done, use a slotted spoon to scoop out all of the beans from the water into a large bowl.
- Add one or both onion halves, without their crispy ends, to the bowl, these can then be blended with the pinto beans.
- Use a ladle or coffee cup and then scoop 3 cups of liquid into the bowl from the Crock-Pot.
- Using an immersion blender to then blend the pinto beans and onion to your desired texture.
- You may need to add additional water to the beans as you blend the pinto beans to get them to blend well.
- Using a ladle, scoop the refried beans into a bowl to serve immediately or scoop them into freezer safe containers for storage.
- Let the Homemade Refried Beans cool completely before placing them in the fridge or freezer.