Frijoles Puercos are creamy Mexican beans packed with bold flavor from chorizo, cheese, and chipotle peppers.
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This popular dish from Northern Mexico (primarily Sonora and Sinaloa) is rich, smoky, and perfect for serving at parties or family dinners.
The beans are blended until smooth and cooked with savory ingredients that make every bite comforting and delicious.
It all starts with frijoles de la olla, or Mexican pinto beans…
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🫘 Ingredients
- Pinto Beans
- Chorizo
- Cheese
- Salt
- Lard (or olive oil)
- White onion
- Chipotle Peppers
Substitutions
Some people will also add bacon to this dish. That’s totally optional.
For those of you who like spicy food, add two chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. The chipotle chiles add a delicious smoky flavor, but omit if you’re afraid of the heat. Or, add half of a pepper.
To make it spicier, serve with diced jalapeños.
🥣 Instructions
- Add the cooked beans to a blender.
- Add the chipotle pepper and salt to the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
Use either regular pinto beans, refried beans, or canned beans. The flavors from the chorizo and other ingredients will help mask any yucky canned taste.
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- In a large skillet or medium pot, melt the lard and cook the chorizo on the stove.
- Add diced onion.
- Sauté for 1 minute, or until onion is translucent.
- Add the bean mixture and cheese.
If you don’t want to use lard, you can also use olive oil or butter. They’re called Piggy Beans or Pork Beans because they are made with pork lard and pork chorizo.
Once the chorizo is cooked, drain the fat. No worries! There will still be plenty of fat in the cooked chorizo to finish making the dip.
Or, try this Homemade Chorizo Recipe. It is less fatty than the stuff you buy at the grocery store.
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- Mix everything.
- Cook on low heat to medium heat until the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm and enjoy the melted cheese!
This will only take a minute or two to melt. Stir occasionally so the beans won’t burn. The dip will be very thick.
What can you eat with bean dip?
You can eat this bean dip just as is or with quesadillas, veggies, or serve as a side dish next to eggs, chicken, beef, or pork. Or serve as a side dish to enchiladas and tacos.
🧀 Types of Cheese
Mozzarella cheese, Monterey Jack, Oaxaca Cheese, Chihuahua – basically ANY cheese that melts well is recommended.
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🫙 Storing and Reheating Instructions
- In the refrigerator, this frijoles puercos recipe will last up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- In the freezer, place in a sealable bag with all the air removed. It can last up to 4 months in the freezer.
- Reheat on high in the microwave for 2 ½ to 3 minutes in a microwave-safe bowl.
Creamy, cheesy, and slightly addictive. Frijoles Puercos is the ultimate Mexican bean dip. Serve with tortilla chips and dig in!
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Frijoles Puercos
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked pinto beans drained
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 tspn salt
- 1 tablespoon lard (or olive oil)
- 4.5 ounces pork chorizo (½ package)
- ¼ onion diced
- 1 cup Monterey Jack shredded
- ½ cup bean broth (optional) (if needed to blend the beans)
Instructions
- To a blender, add the pinto beans, chipotle, and salt.
- Blend until smooth.
- Note: Depending on your blender, you might need to add some of the bean broth to blend the beans. Add as needed.
- Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt the lard.
- Cook the chorizo. About 5 minutes.
- Drain the excess fat.
- Return chorizo to the skillet.
- Add the onion.
- Cook for 1 minute, or until the onion is translucent.
- Add the bean mixture to the skillet.
- Add the cheese.
- Stir to combine.
- Cook until cheese has fully melted.
- About 2 minutes.
- Serve warm.
What brand chorizo do you use? There are SO many I never know which one to purchase. Thank you!!!
There are new brands or types that I haven’t tried. I stopped buying it. I never found a brand that I liked. They’re usually too greasy. Now, I make my own and stick it in the freezer. Here’s my recipe: https://inmamamaggieskitchen.com/what-is-chorizo/
This looks amazing. I love a good bean dip. These chorizo and cheese sound like a perfect pairing with the beans. Can’t wait to make this for my friends.
You will love this recipe is delicious!
This is one of my favorite appetizers to make, and I do have a lot of chips at home right now, so definitely giving this recipe a try!
Hope you try this recipe I think you will love it!
This is such an amazingly delicious bean dip! I think I love this more than hummus. 🙂
Glad you liked it! It’s really yummy.
This dish is just the thing I crave when I’m looking for a snack. It’s easy and delicious.
Right? So easy and delicious