Mexican food--refried beans

[toohottobefat]

Hi umpa!
Would love to hear any ideas you may have about a sub for refried beans...I cannot think of any!
I had a taco salad today--beef, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, avocado, cheese, salsa--it was yummy, but I really missed my refrieds!
any ideas?
I live in tx and am surrounded by Mexican food!!!
Thanks!

[Rena]

I use black soybeans, which come in a can. I usually find them in the organic section of stores. The brand I buy is called Eden Foods Organic.

If you mash them up really well, they have a pretty close texture to refried. I like putting them in a low-carb tortilla with some cheese. One thing I really missed on FTS was bean burritos, so this is a close substitue.

[owensmath]

This is going to sound very strange, but....

My replacement for a bean burrito is to take canned hot dog chilli (2 g net carbs per serving) and add it to a chopped up hot dog, shredded cheese, and onion. I put it in a low carb wrap and it's got the texture and similar taste of a bean burrito.

[toohottobefat]

great ideas!  owensmath, i never would have thought of the hot dog chili1
thanks!

[umpa]

All good ideas!Heres mine
For refried beans just take your soy beans(toosweet these are on sale at food lion for 99 cents  a can),drain them put them in the frying pan with 1/4 cup onion and cook them down until soft.You can also add alittle bacon grease.Take them out of the pan and cool.Put them in a food processor with a little cream and butter(omit butter if you use bacon grease.)And process until smooth

[shawn116]

Thanks Umpa!!  I guess I need to make a run to the Food Lion 

[binky04]

All good ideas!Heres mine
For refried beans just take your soy beans(toosweet these are on sale at food lion for 99 cents  a can),drain them put them in the frying pan with 1/4 cup onion and cook them down until soft.You can also add alittle bacon grease.Take them out of the pan and cool.Put them in a food processor with a little cream and butter(omit butter if you use bacon grease.)And process until smooth

Thanks, Umpa! I'm going to try these today with chicken enchiladas 

[binky04]

  We didn't like these......

[umpa]

They were hard huh? Didn't cook them long enough?If you want them creamy you have to cook them down.

[joagain]

Umpa do you put any water in the pot ?

[umpa]

You can Jo .You want them the consistency of kidney beans where you can mash them with a a fork.I make chili with them and nobody knows they are not kidney beans.And  of course when you make chili there are chili dogs the next day!

[joagain]

Of course 

[Phil]

 
               I went to our local store last night and could not find black soy beans. They should be with the beans, right?
                                                         Can you get them dry like pinto beans?

[joagain]

Phil I found them in the bean section in a can at Publix it was their brand

[umpa]

Sometimes in the organic/health section