Santiago Excel Refried Beans, 29.7 Oz (Pack of 6), Large Size for Food Services and Restaurants, Easy To Prepare, Gluten Free, No Artificial Colors, Flavors, or Preservatives

Buy these! They make the best refried beans you will ever taste. If you want your favorite little Mexican spots beans, these are them (unless your spot makes them from scratch). They are super easy to make, they just need boiling water, and they're ready in 5minutes. I weigh out the amount, but the weight ratio is about 1:2, Beans : Water. I highly recommend these beans.

I love these things. You can adjust the water level to make them thick or then but they maintain their texture. It only takes 5 minutes to produce what I scaled down in an instapot to an hour+.

We love these even more than canned refried beans, and they’re easier to heat up. That also take much less storage space in the pantry. We will literally put one cup of water in a small pot and bring to a boil, add one cup of beans, and stir for a couple minutes before turning off the burner and covering while I heat my tortillas. This amount makes enough for four standard bean burritos. I often add a splash of pickled jalapeño juice, taco sauce, bouillon, or whatever flavor enhancements I want to the water first, but it’s not necessary. The 1:1 ratio of water to beans makes it easy to make larger batches without extra calculations. This helps when I make a bunch of burritos ahead of time and freeze for cheaper convenience meals later.

I was a little hesitant about these but decided to try after reading reviews. These are excellent! Very easy to make, I do add a bit of bacon fat to mine for extra flavor, and exactly as typical Mexican restaurants serve. I have tried for years to duplicate that style of refried bean and now suspect a lot of restaurants are using these as I never could duplicate from scratch. This style is very smooth and creamy, but they have other options with whole beans added as well if that is desired. 100% recommend! I purchased the case option to achieve better price per serving and like having them as an easy prepper style food reserve to have on hand until we can use them up.

Tasted great and area convenient. Though, they are a little expensive IMO. I do appreciate I can have homemade tasting refried beans quickly, and without the metal can taste.

Flavor and texture. Simple to prepare. Inexpensive.

Being from Mexico my mom is an authentic in all her meals. These taste just like her home made beans. They are super easy to make and are delicious. Quick and fast boil water add beans and boom you got a good quality dish. Made with 3 ingredients you can’t go wrong

So I have a bit of a problem: I'm obsessed with Taco Bell's refried beans, but I've never been able to replicate the flavor and texture as home, no matter how many recipes I try. My homemade beans are always good, but never quite the same. I decided to try these after searching the internet for Taco Bell's bean recipe and coming across this brand on an obscure Reddit thread. These are it! If you follow the directions on the package, add just a pinch of salt, and Taco Bell hot sauce packet(s), you will have what you're looking for. It's pretty thin when you first make the beans, but let them cool in the fridge overnight, and they are perfect when reheated the next day. These are now a staple in my house!