Black Bean Recipes
Cheap, filling dinners from a can of black beans — poblano flautas, 15-minute tostadas, sweet potato enchiladas, quesadillas — for busy weeknights.
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lunchBlack Bean Poblano Flautas
This is a delicious, meatless dish that is ready in about a half hour! Can easily be made Vegan or can add chicken or beef if desired.
Tammy PirochtaIngredients
- 1 Roma Tomato
- 2 Scallion
- 1 Lime
- 1 small Sweet Onion
- 1 Poblano Pepper
- 1 cup Black Beans
- 1 tbsp Southwest Spice Blend
- 6 Flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup Pepperjack Cheese
- 1/4 cup Guacamole
- 3 tbsp Sour cream
- Olive oil
- 11/2 tbsp Butter
Instructions
- 1Dice tomato, slice scallions and combine in a small dish with a squeeze of lime juice, drizzle of olive oil and seasoning with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- 2Thinly sliced onion and Poblano and saute in frypan until just softened about 5 minutes. Add southwest blend spice and 1/2 cup of beans (drained, do not rinse). Cook until fragrant and warmed through, 2-3 minutes, season with salt and pepper.
- 3In a small pot, heat a drizzle of olive oil and add the remaining black beans cook until softened 2-3 min. Stir 11/2 T of butter until melted. Remove from heat and mash beans into a paste, adding a bit of water if too thick.
- 4Spread tortillas with bean paste, add filling and sprinkle pepper jack cheese on top, roll up and place seam side down. Heat a large drizzle of oil in fry pan over med-high heat. Add flautas seam side down, turning carefully until brown and crispy (1-2 min per side) Plate up with guacamole, your fresh made pico de gallo, and a dollup of sour cream! Enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →A Can Of Black Beans Saves Dinner
A can of black beans costs about a dollar and turns into supper faster than almost anything else in the pantry. Rinse them, season them hard, and they stretch a little chicken or a couple of tortillas into a full plate.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights the fridge looks empty, payday is still a few days out, or dinner has to be on the table before practice.
Every recipe here leans on that can: Black Bean Poblano Flautas, Easy 15 Minute Black Bean Tostadas, Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas, Vegetarian Black Bean Chili, Black Bean Quesadillas, corn and black bean salsa, and yes, Black Bean Brownies.
Quick Tips
- 1
Rinse the canned beans
Drain and rinse under cool water for 30 seconds to wash off the thick, salty liquid. Your filling will taste cleaner and hold together better.
- 2
Season the beans hard
Beans are bland on their own, so add at least 1 teaspoon each of cumin and chili powder plus salt per can before they go in anything.
- 3
Mash half the beans
Smash about half with a fork so the filling sticks inside flautas, quesadillas, and tostadas instead of rolling out onto the pan.
- 4
Finish with lime juice
A squeeze of fresh lime, about 1 tablespoon, right at the end wakes up beans, salsa, and chili more than extra salt will.
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