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Dishes made with refried bean

5 dishes from around the world that list refried bean as a main ingredient.

MolleteVegetarian 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 moreOpen-faced Mexican sandwich with refried beans and melted cheese Bread, Breakfast, Snacks

Chilaquiles 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCrisp tortilla pieces simmered in salsa and topped with cheese, cream, and more Main dish, Breakfast

Huevos rancherosVegetarian 🇲🇽 MexicoFried eggs on tortillas with spicy tomato-chile salsa, a classic Mexican breakfast Main dish, Breakfast

Tlayuda 🇲🇽 MexicoLarge Oaxacan tortilla topped with beans, lard, cheese, meat and vegetables Main dish, Dinner, Lunch

Frito pieMeat 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCorn chips topped with chili and cheese, often served right in the bag Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Mollete: No machine-readable author provided. Pedroserafin assumed (based on co, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Huevos rancheros: 1000b, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tlayuda: Gomez.erick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Frito pie: Benny Mazur at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
Chilaquiles: Carlos t, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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