Use lard: Lard is the key to creaminess and deliciousness in authentic refried beans. You can replace pork lard with bacon ...

That’s a lot of variables for a taste test, but as ever, our test kitchen was up to the challenge. For our latest blind taste test, we tried 11 brands of refried beans to find the ultimate winner.

The Tex Mex taco dinner (three crunchy or soft tacos; choice of chicken or ground beef; topped with romaine, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes; and served with Mexican rice and refried beans) goes for ...