egret,First off, as you have probably heard, Keri's recipe is outstanding. It is one of three recipes which use canned beans that I make. (and one is a pasta/bean thing which does not even count). Anyway, I have made it both ways and something closer to the 2 - 28's is a real crowd pleaser. I drain and rinse the beans in a colander so the can juice does not interfere with the magic in this recipe.~thirdeye~