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Mexican Pinto Beans Recipe - Slightly spicy beans similar to those served as a side dish in authentic Mexican restaurants.

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Mexican Pinto Beans

Slightly spicy beans similar to those served as a side dish in authentic Mexican restaurants.

By LAGIRL

Buffy's Refried Beans Recipe - These smooth and creamy beans make a tasty side for any Mexican dish.

Buffy's Refried Beans

These smooth and creamy beans make a tasty side for any Mexican dish.

By Buffy Ehlers Whitney

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Pinto Beans With Mexican-Style Seasonings Recipe - Hearty, flavorful pinto beans cooked with Mexican-style seasonings make a great side dish, a topping for cornbread, or just a tasty bowl of warming goodness on a cold day. The beans soak all night and simmer for hours until tender. You can simmer them all day if you like.

Pinto Beans With Mexican-Style Seasonings

Hearty, flavorful pinto beans cooked with Mexican-style seasonings make a great side dish, a topping for cornbread, or just a tasty bowl of warming goodness on a cold day. The beans soak all night and simmer for hours until tender. You can simmer them all day if you like.

By Lyndsay

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Mexican Beans Recipe - Wonderful Mexican beans to serve as a side dish with your meal.

Mexican Beans

Wonderful Mexican beans to serve as a side dish with your meal.

By sheilamichael

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Jamie's Black Beans and Rice Recipe - Black beans are simmered with enchilada sauce and a saute of green bell peppers and onions. The zesty beans are served over steamed white rice.

Jamie's Black Beans and Rice

Black beans are simmered with enchilada sauce and a saute of green bell peppers and onions. The zesty beans are served over steamed white rice.

By EGWENE78

Fat Free Refried Beans Recipe - Need to make a quick meal or snack? Refried black beans are easy and delicious!

Fat Free Refried Beans

Need to make a quick meal or snack? Refried black beans are easy and delicious!

By BROMFIELD

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Frijoles III Recipe - Easy and inexpensive, this recipe require a few basic ingredients and a few hours of your time to make delicious, traditional Mexican beans.

Frijoles III

Easy and inexpensive, this recipe require a few basic ingredients and a few hours of your time to make delicious, traditional Mexican beans.

By Amy Sterling Casil

Spicy Cheesy Refried Beans Recipe - These refried beans are baked with cream cheese and Cheddar cheese for a creamy and delicious side dish for tacos.

Spicy Cheesy Refried Beans

These refried beans are baked with cream cheese and Cheddar cheese for a creamy and delicious side dish for tacos.

By yankeesfan

Refried Beans Without the Refry Recipe and Video - Flavorful refried beans seasoned with garlic, jalapeno, and cumin are simple to make when cooked in a slow cooker.

Refried Beans Without the Refry

Flavorful refried beans seasoned with garlic, jalapeno, and cumin are simple to make when cooked in a slow cooker.

By CHEFCLAUDE

Best Black Beans Recipe and Video - This simple black beans recipe works well with your favorite rice as a side dish for Mexican and Cuban meals.

Best Black Beans

This simple black beans recipe works well with your favorite rice as a side dish for Mexican and Cuban meals.

By Cameron

Terry's Texas Pinto Beans Recipe and Video - An old fashioned 'pot of beans' recipe. It starts with dry pinto beans, onion, and chicken broth. Add green chili salsa, jalapeno and cumin for the spicy kick.

Terry's Texas Pinto Beans

An old fashioned 'pot of beans' recipe. It starts with dry pinto beans, onion, and chicken broth. Add green chili salsa, jalapeno and cumin for the spicy kick.

By Fooddude

Black Beans, Corn, and Yellow Rice Recipe - Make a meal out of a package of yellow rice by adding black beans, corn, and lime juice.

Black Beans, Corn, and Yellow Rice

Make a meal out of a package of yellow rice by adding black beans, corn, and lime juice.

By tahoegirl

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Kiki's Borracho (Drunken) Beans Recipe - Growing up, my Mexican grandmother always had a pot of beans cooking on the stove. This my version

Kiki's Borracho (Drunken) Beans

Growing up, my Mexican grandmother always had a pot of beans cooking on the stove. This my version

By KIKI810

Mayan Couscous Recipe - Toasted garlic, jalapeno peppers, and fresh lime juice liven up this Mexican version of couscous salad.

Mayan Couscous

Toasted garlic, jalapeno peppers, and fresh lime juice liven up this Mexican version of couscous salad.

By YucatanToday

Frijoles a la Charra Recipe - This is a really tasty pinto beans recipe made in the slow cooker. This recipe is great to serve along with enchiladas or to take to a barbecue or potluck.

Frijoles a la Charra

This is a really tasty pinto beans recipe made in the slow cooker. This recipe is great to serve along with enchiladas or to take to a barbecue or potluck.

By KIM93306

Vegetarian Refried Beans Recipe - This is a traditional vegetarian refried bean recipe that tastes great with hardly any fat! You can sprinkle in Monterey jack cheese if you like.

Vegetarian Refried Beans

This is a traditional vegetarian refried bean recipe that tastes great with hardly any fat! You can sprinkle in Monterey jack cheese if you like.

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Quick and Easy Refried Beans Recipe and Video - A simple combination of pinto beans, garlic, spices, and lime juice will give you refried beans in only 20 minutes.

Quick and Easy Refried Beans

A simple combination of pinto beans, garlic, spices, and lime juice will give you refried beans in only 20 minutes.

By MarasFlourpower

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Poor Man's Caviar Recipe - A colorful, light, and delicious concoction to serve with tortilla chips or pita bread. Avocados, tomatoes, green onions, black beans, and Mexicorn are combined with red wine vinegar, canola oil, and hot pepper sauce. Always a crowd pleaser! Serve with tortilla chips or pita bread.

Poor Man's Caviar

A colorful, light, and delicious concoction to serve with tortilla chips or pita bread. Avocados, tomatoes, green onions, black beans, and Mexicorn are combined with red wine vinegar, canola oil, and hot pepper sauce. Always a crowd pleaser! Serve with tortilla chips or pita bread.

By FAIRBORN

Squash Calabacitas Recipe - A light lunch, or serve with cheese and tortillas. Also good as a side dish with your favorite Mexican food.

Squash Calabacitas

A light lunch, or serve with cheese and tortillas. Also good as a side dish with your favorite Mexican food.

By HAWAIIAN_MOMMA

Frijoles I Recipe - A friend passed this recipe to me. It is a little more work, but worth it for authentic refried bean taste.

Frijoles I

A friend passed this recipe to me. It is a little more work, but worth it for authentic refried bean taste.

By Karen

Black Beans with Pico de Gallo Recipe - These black beans topped with fresh tomato pico de gallo are a quick, easy to make supper! My husband loves to eat beans this way and even offers to wash dishes after eating it!

Black Beans with Pico de Gallo

These black beans topped with fresh tomato pico de gallo are a quick, easy to make supper! My husband loves to eat beans this way and even offers to wash dishes after eating it!

By SPEARL20

Mamacita's Mexican Rice Recipe - This quick and easy Mexican rice dish pan-fries white rice, onion, and garlic followed by simmering with chicken broth and tomatoes for a Mexican-inspired side dish.

Mamacita's Mexican Rice

This quick and easy Mexican rice dish pan-fries white rice, onion, and garlic followed by simmering with chicken broth and tomatoes for a Mexican-inspired side dish.

By Armi

Rush Hour Refried Beans Recipe - Quick and easy refried beans can be made in 20 minutes. Simply combine pan-fried onion and garlic with mashed pinto beans and cumin for a flavorful side dish.

Rush Hour Refried Beans

Quick and easy refried beans can be made in 20 minutes. Simply combine pan-fried onion and garlic with mashed pinto beans and cumin for a flavorful side dish.

By Moorheadmomma