refried beans
plural noun
re·fried beans
ˈrē-ˌfrīd- 
: beans cooked with seasonings, fried, then mashed and fried again
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Both sandwich layers of ground beef and refried beans between crispy tortillas and stack those with cheese, vegetables, sauces and other ingredients.
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Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
While those are also delicious options, molletes use refried beans as a spread on bread such as bolillo.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
Paul Hollywood explaining steak tacos with pico de gallo and refried beans to Prue Leith would be howlingly funny, if he weren’t positioned as an expert.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
Spread low-fat or vegetarian refried beans on a street taco size soft flour tortilla.
—Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
Any leftover ranchero sauce and refried beans make for great dips the next day.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
While those are also delicious options, molletes use refried beans as a spread on bread such as bolillo.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2022
Paul Hollywood explaining steak tacos with pico de gallo and refried beans to Prue Leith would be howlingly funny, if he weren’t positioned as an expert.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
Spread low-fat or vegetarian refried beans on a street taco size soft flour tortilla.
—Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
Any leftover ranchero sauce and refried beans make for great dips the next day.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
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refried beans
noun plural
re·fried beans
(ˌ)rē-ˌfrīd-
: beans cooked with seasonings, fried, then mashed and fried again
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