The Best Restaurant Style Refried Beans

This Restaurant Style Refried Beans recipe is made in a crockpot, and you don’t need to soak the beans!

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This recipe serves 12 and costs approximately $2.13 to make. That’s just 18¢ per serving!

Ingredients AND RECIPE COST

– Dried pinto beans – $1.11 – Chicken bouillon cubes – $0.16 – White onion – $0.70 – Garlic powder – $0.06 – Cumin – $0.09 RECIPE COST: $2.13 RECIPE COST: $2.13 PER SERVING COST: $0.18 PER SERVING COST: $0.18 Get Recipe

NOTE: I calculate the recipe prices by using name-brand grocery prices on grocery store websites. Get Recipe

Step-by-step instructions!

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First, place all of your ingredients, minus the salt and pepper, into your slow cooker.

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Next, cook the beans on high for 9 hours. Yes, 9 hours, please don’t cook them for less than that!

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Finally, using an immersion blender, puree the beans until smooth.

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If you’re feeling decadent, add up to a stick of butter to the beans!

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If you use Chicken broth instead of the chicken bouillon granules, then you will need 6 cups of broth and 1 cup of water!

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