Desperate Mans Refried Bean Sandwich Recipes

REFRIED BEAN DIP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a skillet to medium-high. Add olive oil, garlic, chiles and taco seasoning. Sauté until fragrant.
• Add refried beans and broth to the skillet. Gently whisk until smooth.
• Simmer until ready to serve. If needed, add additional broth to thin the dip.
• Garnish with desired toppings before serving.

REFRIED BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Place black beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Place beans in a pot and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer beans until very tender, about 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add black beans, green chiles, chili powder, and cumin; cook and stir until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.
• Blend black bean mixture in a food processor until smooth. Add tomato paste, chicken broth, vinegar, and salt; blend until desired consistency is reached. Return beans to pot and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

REFRIED BEAN CAKES

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl combine all ingredients except canola oil and mix well. If the mixture seems a little loose, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
• 2. Separate bean mixture into 4 portions and shape each portion into a 3/4 inch patty (it is a rather loose mixture, not like sturdy burgers). Dredge each patty in remaining panko and get ready for a quick saute.
• 3. In large non stick skillet add 1-2 T canola oil and heat on medium. Add patties and cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove from skillet and serve with fried eggs and a salad, or salsa, sour cream and some spicy sriracha sauce.
• 4. If you have any cooked cakes leftover, make a spicy corn tortilla melt the next day. It's quick and delish. For each melt, take 2 corn tortillas (I use the 6 inch) and spread equal amounts of low fat mayo and srirscha sauce on inner side of each tortilla.
• 5. Sprinkle a T or 2 of low fat cheese over the mayo mixture.
• 6. Cover the cheese with a bean cake topped with pico de gallo. Top the patty with a little more cheese. Cover with second tortilla (mayo/sricha side down) and press down lightly so the bean patty will spread to almost the size of your tortilla.
• 7. Spray cooking pan with PAM or similar product, heat burner to medium and add tortilla sandwich to the heated pan. Cook about 3 minutes on one side, and right before you're ready to flip the tortilla, spray top with a little more PAM. Flip and cook another 2 or 3 minutes. Let cool a bit and serve with anything your little heart desires.

REFRIED BEAN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a medium size skillet, heat the olive oil, saute the onion until slightly cooked, add the garlic, cook 1 minute.
• Add the refried beans, cook and stir until heated, reduce heat to low.
• Add the cheese. Stir to melt through.
• Toss in the jalapeno slices. Leave on low heat until heated through. Meanwhile, toast the sandwich rolls, open faced, under the broiler, until golden.
• Prepare the lettuce.
• When time for assembling the sandwich, season the beans with salt and pepper. Spread the bean mixture onto the sandwich roll. Top with lettuce and the French dressing.

DESPERATE MAN'S REFRIED BEAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat refried beans in small pan till warm (optional).
• I like it right out of the can too.
• Take sufficient amount of refried beans from can or pan to place on one slice of bread (depends on how hungry you are).
• Add mayonnaise, pickles, salt and pepper according to your preference over beans.
• Add the other slice of bread and eat away!
• Don't knock it until you try it.

SHORTCUT REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Grind pinto beans until fine using a food grinder. Place in a saucepan, and whisk in salt, cumin, chili powder, and warm water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook until thick, about 15 minutes.
• When the mixture has thickened, stir and cook for 4 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in salsa. Serve as a dip, or use as filling for burritos.

GRILLED CHEESE & REFRIED BEAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread beans onto 4 bread slices. Top each with 1 Singles and 1 tomato slice. Cover with remaining Singles and bread slices to make 4 sandwiches.
• Spread outsides of sandwiches with butter.
• Cook in skillet on medium heat 4 min. on each side or until sandwiches are golden brown on both sides and Singles are melted. Cool 2 min. before cutting in half.