Homemade Fat Free Re fried Beans

Today I have to confess that even though it's just three days before Halloween, I'm currently listening to Frank Sinatra sing "White Christmas" on pandora.

Although I'm crazy about Fall and all the fun holidays and memories that go with it, it ultimately all leads to Christmas!

{The best time of the whole year! ...in my opinion.}

Anyway, this post really isn't about Christmas at all.

It's really about making these deliciously inexpensive fat free re fried beans!

And technically there is no frying of beans at all in this recipe, but they resemble the same thing.

Here's my recipe:

16 oz. pkg of uncooked pinto beans

1 taco seasoning packet

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 tsp. salt

6 cups water

Add all the above ingredients to a slow cooker/crock pot.

Let it simmer on high for 4-5 hours.

{If you don't have a crock pot, you could add all these ingredients to a big pot and let it simmer on the stove.}

When the beans are fully cooked and soft, drain the water off of them.

Set aside one cup of beans and put the rest in a blender to mash them up.

Then pour the mashed up beans in a bowl and add the one cup of unmashed beans and stir.

And there you go!

Completely fat free and totally inexpensive beans!

Last night I used these beans to make burritos.

I even made homemade tortillas using the recipe Stephanie Nielson provided on her cuisine nie blog.

{I used white flour instead of wheat.}

They're so good!

This is a great little meal on a cool Fall night.

Linked to:  Somewhat Simple, Fireflies and Jellybeans, Paisley Passions, The Shabby Nest, Tatertots and Jello