Easy Oil Free Refried Beans! We are all about these creamy, flavorful, protein-packed beans!

Using canned beans (or precooked beans), these Easy Oil Free Refried Beans are full of flavor and probably one of the easiest recipes you will make. Mashed pinto beans are infused with delicious Mexican spices, and makes for an awesome side or addition to burritos, tacos, Mexican pizzas and so much more.

Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

Hi there, Ameera here!

I love me some refried beans. These hearty, protein-packed beans is a fantastic addition to your Mexican and Southwestern dishes. This oil free Whole Food Plant Based nod to refried beans is absolutely delicious! We loved them.

You gotta give this one a try!

Tips for Success:

• Flavor Profile: This oil-free refried beans is probably one of the easiest recipes you will find.  Mashed pinto beans infused with delicious Mexican spices makes life easy.  This is an oil-free Whole Food Plant Based nod to traditional refried beans. They taste amazing for what they are and that is a low-fat, oil-free version of refried beans.
• Potato Masher or Immersion Blender: We found that a potato masher did the job perfectly.  If you are looking for a perfectly smooth refried beans, then use an immersion blender.
• Regular Chili Powder: Feel free to use your favorite chili powder, just be sure to select a mild one and not one that has a lot of heat to it.
• Spices: Feel free to ramp up your favorite spices or cut back on those spices that are not your favorites.
• Lime Juice: Feel free to increase the lime juice if you want more lime flavor or leave it out completely.  It is an optional ingredient.
• Canned versus Cooked Beans: If you cooked pinto beans from dry beans, then use 3 cups of cooked beans.  We used canned beans.
• Table Salt: If using table salt, you should use less table salt than the amount listed in the ingredients as sea salt crystals are larger than table salt crystals. Since table salt crystals are very fine, less table salt is required to season a dish. We would suggest starting with about 1/4 to 1/2 the amount of sea salt listed. You can always add more salt but cannot take it away. We recommend using sea salt as it is less refined than table salt.

Leftovers and Freezing:

Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator.  Store in a covered container.

These beans can be frozen.

Pantry Products:

• Vegetable Stock:   We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients.   Feel free to use your favorite vegetable broth.
• Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

Kitchen Products:

• Medium-sized stock pot
• Potato Masher (or immersion blender)

We certainly hope you give these tasty refried beans a try! If you try them, please leave us a review! Post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag us! We would love to hear from you.

Easy Oil Free Refried Beans

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 5 Minutes
• Cook Time: 6-8 Minutes
• Total Time: 13 Minutes
• Yield: 2 1/2 Cups 1x
• Category: Side
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

Using canned beans (or precooked beans), these Easy Oil Free Refried Beans are full of flavor and probably one of the easiest recipes you will make.

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Ingredients

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• 2 – [ 15.5 oz. cans ] pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• ½ to 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth *
• 1 teaspoon lime juice (+/-) (optional) 

Spice/Herb Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika (+/-)
• ¾ teaspoon regular chili powder (+/-) *
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon cumin (+/-)
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *

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Instructions

1. Place all the Ingredients (start on the low-end for the vegetable broth) and Spice/Herb Ingredients into a medium-sized stock pot on the stove over medium heat. Stir well to combine. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Take a potato masher (or immersion blender) and mash until the ingredients reach the desired thickness and level of smoothness. Cook for several minutes to allow the mashed beans and spices to marry.
3. Check the beans for consistency, add more vegetable broth to reach the desired texture, if needed. Increase spices, if needed, to reach the desired flavor. If any are added, cook for several more minutes to allow the flavors to marry.
4. Use as a side dish or place inside burritos, tacos, and so much more!

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Notes

*Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.

 *Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

*Servings:  Makes 2 ½ cups

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