Refried bean seasoning mix
A quick-to-use seasoning mix for your refried beans. It makes them both fragrant and delicious! Feel free of course to adjust to your taste and preferences!
The cocoa is optional; chocolate is used as a cooking spice in Mexico, and it lends your refried beans a wonderful depth of flavour.
Tip: A few tablespoons of tomato powder , if you make it, is also awesome added to this.
Tip: The first time out, you may wish to try just half the amount of cumin. Everyone’s taste preference is different!
The recipe
Yield: 2 cups (300 g) of dry mix.
Refried Bean Seasoning Mix
A quick-to-use seasoning mix for your refried beans.
Servings 2 cups of dry mix
Calories 19kcal
Ingredients
- 65 g ground cumin (12 tablespoons / ¾ cup)
- 65 g salt (4 tablespoons. Or salt sub)
- 30 g ground black pepper (4 tablespoons)
- 30 g onion powder (4 tablespoons)
- 45 g garlic powder (4 tablespoons)
- 10 g oregano (4 tablespoons, dried)
- 25 g cocoa powder (optional, 4 tablespoons, unsweetened)
- 10 g chili powder (5 teaspoons)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a jar or container, put lid on, and shake.
- Store in a sealed container.
Notes
- Use 3 tablespoons / 40 g per 4 cups of cooked beans being made into refried beans;
- Pro tip: Also add 1 to 2 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice (fresh or bottled) per 4 cups of cooked beans being made into refried beans — the citrus acidity really wakes up the flavour of the beans and takes the flat-tasting edge off them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 353mg | Fiber: 1g
Cooking with canning
Nutrition
Per 1 tablespoon of the dry mix.
- 36 calories per tablespoon
- with salt, 970 mg sodium per tablespoon; with salt sub, 182 mg sodium per tablespoon
- if you have any dried tomato powder, a few tablespoons of that makes a nice addition to the mix
With salt
With salt sub
Donna Riedel
Regarding canning pinto beans to be used for refried beans, is it safe to add this Refried Bean Seasoning Mix recipe to each jar before processing? They’re all dry ingredients, I just want to make sure it’s safe.
Thank you!
Lisa Gay
Is this recipe calling for Mexican oregano or just regular oregano? Thanks!
Betsy H
Thank you for posting, it’s really a perfect blend for refried beans.
Ari
It looks inters, but I’m a hit confused about the directions when to add the seasoning. I’m making slow cooked Refried pinto beans. Do I add the seasoning and lime juice while the Pinto beans are cooking or after it’s been cooked?
Joyce
In your refried bean seasoning recipe 65g ground Cumin is how many tablespoons
Healthy Canning
12 tablespoons / 3/4 cup. (At bottom of recipes there’s a link for switching measurements. It’s on the todo list to ask the recipe template makers if they can make that more visible somehow.)