Easy Slow Cooker Refried Beans

This has to be the easiest way to cook refried beans! Cooking them in the slow cooker means you skip half the work as you normally would on the stovetop. Best part about this recipe is that you can freeze the leftovers for later. I've adapted this recipe from allrecipes.com.

Ingreadient

• 1 onion (peeled and halved)
• 2 cups pinto beans (dry, rinsed)
• ½ jalapeño (seeded and chopped (or other hot pepper))
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• ¾ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch cumin
• 6 cups water

Step by step

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
2. Cook on high for 8 hours, or overnight while you’re sleeping.
3. Remove the bigger onion chunks and drain the excess liquid. If desired, save the excess liquid to add back to the final product to get the optimal consistency (i.e. not too dry).
4. Mash remaining beans with a potato masher and voila! You have homemade refried beans.