Refried Bean Sandwiches

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup refried beans (old el paso)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons canned jalapeno slices, quartered
• 1 ounce cheddar cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 -8 romaine lettuce leaves, washed and trimmed
• 1 teaspoon french dressing, per sandwich
• 4 sandwich buns

Recipe

• 1 in a medium size skillet, heat the olive oil, saute the onion until slightly cooked, add the garlic, cook 1 minute.
• 2 add the refried beans, cook and stir until heated, reduce heat to low.
• 3 add the cheese. stir to melt through.
• 4 toss in the jalapeno slices. leave on low heat until heated through. meanwhile, toast the sandwich rolls, open faced, under the broiler, until golden.
• 5 prepare the lettuce.
• 6 when time for assembling the sandwich, season the beans with salt and pepper. spread the bean mixture onto the sandwich roll. top with lettuce and the french dressing.