Spicy Refried Beans With Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon, sliced into strips
• 1 small sweet onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 serrano chili, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute bacon on medium-high heat until crisp, remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. set aside.
• 2 pour off all but 1 tbsp of the bacon drippings and saute the onions, garlic and chili until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 return bacon to pan, add pinto beans, water, lime juice, hot sauce. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes until beans begin to break down.
• 4 season with salt and pepper to taste.