Comments on: Easy Peasy Bean Tacos

By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Sun, 29 May 2011 03:42:15 +0000

thank you for sharing this, mary – I am DEFINITELY going to try it. I’ve always wanted to make my own beans like this and just never have.

about how long do they cook in the crockpot?

thanks again!

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 29 May 2011 03:41:01 +0000

For refried beans, I cook a crock pot full of pinto beans with sliced onion and several cloves of garlic until they’re soft. Then I divide the beans into quart-sized freezer bags and divide up the “broth” to add to the bag.

When I thaw the bag of beans out, I can refry them myself. I used olive oil (but my mom would use lard!) and add the strained beans, and mash them, slowly adding a little of the strained broth to get the desired texture. Then I like to add some chili powder or cumin to jazz it up a little. It seriously only takes about five minutes.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:16:34 +0000

I love love love bean tacos! If it were up to me, I’d skip the meat entirely on taco night. I make my refried beans from “scratch” though. Heat up a can of chili beans and a can of garbanzo beans in a pan and mash them like you would mashed potatoes…Definitely going on my weekly menu this week!

By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:21:01 +0000

you and me both…if only dishes could do themselves!

By: bud~~spice!

bud~~spice! — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:05:18 +0000

i love to cook!! i just don’t like the clean-up!! i think this is the easiest meal ever!!!! thanks so much for the recipe!!

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By: Jane Maynard

Jane Maynard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:33 +0000

what great tips, thanks erika! (that’s my middle name, with a K!)

By: Erika B.

Erika B. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:47:56 +0000

I eat bean tacos ALL the time. I use crunchy shells sometimes. Refried beans are great but I also use Santa Fe Style whole beans (S&W, I think) and the Caribbean Black Beans from Trader Joes. Trader Joes also has bags of frozen grilled onions and peppers that are really great to add and microwavable. Now I am hungry…

By: sea-wall

sea-wall — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:50 +0000

Haven’t eaten a tortilla straight out of the package in forever – amazing what heatin’ em up on the stove (or here, using the oven) real quick does for ‘em.

Oh, and Trader Joe tortillas all the way – except for those Guerrero (i think that’s what they were called) tortillas they sold in Texas that you had to cook on the stove.

By: anne marie

anne marie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:38:14 +0000

ay, ay ay!
I’m makin’ these tonite!

Thanks!