refried beans

American

plural noun

Mexican Cooking.

dried beans, cooked and mashed and then fried fry in lard, sometimes with onions and other seasonings.

Etymology

Origin of refried beans

First recorded in 1955–60; re- + fried

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refried beans

Rosario, the foreman’s wife, had woken up at 4:30 a.m., as she always does, to make the couple a lunch of homemade tortillas, green beans and refried beans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025

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

It's also a great tool for applesauce, banana bread, egg salad, crushing crackers or cookies, or making refried beans.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2024

These breakfast burritos include soft scrambled eggs, refried beans and avocado.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The cafe served refried beans with my eggs instead of grits like they did back in Marshall.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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