Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

These beans were good - but..... I was skeptical about the bacon in refried beans. I should have followed my instincts. Maybe I shouldn't have followed a few reviewers advice and added in the cooked bacon at the end of cooking.It added a very strange texture that did not go well with refried beans. I tasted it before I put the bacon in and loved it - would have given it 5+ stars. It was similar to the beans you can get in many authentic mexican restaraunts. It also took considerably longer to cook than stated. Once adding in the chicken stock it took a little over 2 hours. So that was 3 hours total for a side dish. However, the time issues didn't bother me as much as adding in the bacon ruined the dish. Perhaps putting the bacon in at the beginning of the cooking process would have changed the end result. But bacon in this dish is not needed. The cilantro is a must.

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gina w

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

The only thing I changed was to use real bacon as opposed to turkey bacon. The recipe was delicious and recived compliments from everyone at the dinner party!

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008

Loved it. I used turkey sausage instead of the bacon and used less celantro. Yum!

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2008

Wonderful taste! I rinsed the beans first and omitted the salt. Even with doing this I found it tasted fine. I also added a bit of cumin. I will make this many, many more times I am sure!

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2007

These beans were fabulous! Made it for a dinner party and everyone raved. Will keep this one as a favorite!

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Tracy L.

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2007

I followed the recipe exactly, except I forgot to buy fresh cilantro so I added a few tablespoons of dried instead. I really liked this recipe the bacon gave it some great flavor (but in the future I'll follow the advise of a another user and add the bacon last so its crispy).

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RLORKY

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2007

This is great. I stirred the bacon in before serving so it was still crispy.

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Craig

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Living In: Fort Myers, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2007

I needed to use up some bacon I had around so I used regular bacon instead of turkey bacon, but the recipe was DELICIOUS! The flavors in the beans were great. I made it as a side dish for enchiladas and spanish rice and it was a perfect complement.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2006

This is one awesome recipe! There are only a couple of things I changed here; first, I cooked the bacon and onions in a little bit of olive oil with a pinch of sugar, and put in about triple the garlic. Also, I didn't add the cilantro at the end, because it tasted perfect without it. And it only took me about an hour from start to finish. This is a recipe I'll be making often. Thanks!

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