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Once the cheese melts, some of the lentils get mashed with the back of a spoon until the whole skillet lands somewhere between queso blanco and refried beans.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
I’ve added sliced garlic to mine, or let the lentils thicken to the texture of refried beans and stuffed them in a tortilla.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Serve these refried white beans with anything: A chile-fried egg, greens or even pork chops.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
I lunch at Wendy’s, where $4.99 gets you unlimited refills at the Mexican part of the Super-bar, a comforting surfeit of refried beans and cheese sauce.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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