Homemade Refried Beans {Slow Cooker}

posted by Ashton • Keaton • Mia May 4, 2017

These homemade refried beans are THE BEST! Don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo without them. Made easy in a slow cooker and the perfect side for chips and enchiladas!

I’ve never been much of a refried beans eater. Not necessarily because I don’t like them, but mostly because they just seemed like such a waste of stomach space when I’m feasting on Mexican food! I’d much rather get my fill on chips and queso, tacos, burritos, and enchiladas.

Beans have always just been the plate filler for the white space not occupied by the “real food.”

That was until I tried these refried beans.

These beans totally steal the show. Forget a main dish! All you’ll need is a bag of chips and a big bowl of homemade refried beans, and you’ll forget about all those other plate fillers. Who needs em?!

Better than how smooth and creamy and how flavorfully seasoned these beans are? How easy they are to make! Slow cook them with chicken broth for about 5 hours. And then all you have to do, literally, is blend them up. That’s it!

Folks, this could not get any easier. What are you waiting for?! Go eat some beans!

yield: 3-4 cupsprint recipe

Slow Cooker Refried Beans

These homemade refried beans are THE BEST! Don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo without them. Made easy in a slow cooker and the perfect side for chips and enchiladas!

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INGREDIENTS:

2 cups dried pinto beans
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
6 cups chicken broth (or water + chicken base/boullion)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add all ingredients to a slow cooker. Set on high and cook for 4-5 hours, until beans are soft.
Drain the beans, reserving 2 cups of liquid.
Blend the beans until smooth. Add liquid until beans are desired consistency.

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Ashton • Keaton • Mia

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Ashton and Keaton began blogging together in 2016 as a passion project. Both siblings are lovers of food, family gatherings, and entrepreneurial pursuits, which made starting a food blog together a no-brainer.

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Homemade Refried Beans {Slow Cooker}

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August 15, 2023

originally published May 4, 2017 — last updated August 15, 2023