Refried Beans recipe - Pinto Beans [View all]

[Saviolo]

In keeping with the TexMex theme we've had the last few weeks for our videos, my hubby and I made a video on refried beans this week! We usually use pinto beans for this, but you can use black beans or others for this recipe. Also, we use bacon grease to refry them, but if you'd prefer to keep this recipe vegetarian, you can use vegetable oil or grapeseed oil, though it will change the flavour some.

We bought some cheap yellow cheddar for the melting cheese, and it came out a little greasy (just like real restaurant style!) but didn't really brown nicely on top. Lots of different kinds of cheeses you could use to get that nice crispy browned melty cheese on top, like mozzarella, pepper jack, colby, or something like that.