Bean dip

3 green onions chopped
2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
one small can chilies chopped
2 tomatoes
1 cup salsa
1 TBS cilantro
1 can black olives
2 avacado
1 can corn


Mix and eat with chips!

Baked Beans

1 can kidney beans
2  cans pork-n-beans
1 can black beans
half a green pepper
1/4 of an onion
couple of shakes of Worcestershire sauce
3 bacon (uncooked)
1 squirt across the 9x13
couple spoonfuls of brown sugar
fill with BBQ sauce (I suggest Head Country!)

Bake at 350 for 1 hour

This came from Molly Warr

One Pot Cheesy Mexican Lentils, Black Beans, and Rice

Rachel found this recipe at https://reciperunner.com/one-pot-cheesy-mexican-lentils-black-beans-and-rice/ It's delicious. I could eat the whole pot by myself, it goes down so smooth, but it's enough food to feed a family of eight if six of them are kids or teenagers.

ONE POT CHEESY MEXICAN LENTILS, BLACK BEANS AND RICE
yield: 5 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 50 MINUTES
total time: 1 HOUR (if you overlap some of the prep time with the cook time)

INGREDIENTS
1/2 of a yellow onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, grated or minced
1/2 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
1/2 cup uncooked French green lentils, rinsed (red or brown lentils may also be used)
2-3 cups low sodium vegetable stock
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle powder (optional)
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
15 ounces black beans (canned), rinsed and drained
1/2 cup fire roasted tomatoes, drained
4 ounces diced green chiles (canned)
1 small zucchini, shredded
1/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted
1 cup red enchilada sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheese, I used sharp cheddar and part skim mozzarella
Cilantro for garnish (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat a large pot or saucepan over medium high heat.
2. When the pot is heated spray with cooking oil and add in the onion and garlic.
3. Sauté for a couple minutes then add in the brown rice and lentils.
4. Add in the vegetable stock, stir and bring to a boil.
5. Once boiling, cover and reduce the heat to low.
6. Simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until lentils and rice are tender.
7. If there is any excess liquid drain it.
8. Season the rice and lentils with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and chipotle powder.
9. Add in all of the remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup of the cheese and stir together.
10. Heat the mixture until the cheese is melted.
11. Top with the remaining cheese and cover with a lid.
12. Heat on low until the cheese is melted and the mixture is bubbly.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: YIELD: 5 SERVING SIZE: 1
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 498 TOTAL FAT: 14g SATURATED FAT: 8g TRANS FAT: 0g UNSATURATED FAT: 5g CHOLESTEROL: 39mg SODIUM: 1274mg CARBOHYDRATES: 65g FIBER: 18g SUGAR: 11g PROTEIN: 30g

Black Bean Empanadas

Baked Black Bean Empanadas

(makes about 20 small empanadas; adapted from Shugary Sweets)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup canned sweet corn
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed (check out this post for tips on How to Cook Dried Beans)
1/4 cup salsa (any variety)
1 tsp cumin, salt & pepper to taste
1/2 lime, juiced
1/4 cup cilantro
1 pkg (14.1oz) refrigerated pie pastry
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
Optional: Egg white and small packet Sazon Goya seasoning

Directions:

In large bowl, mix corn, jalapenos, black beans, salsa, cumin, lime juice and cilantro. Set aside.

Unroll pie pastry on floured counter top or cutting board. Use a 4 inch wide cup or round cookie cutter to cut circles from the dough. Roll out scrap pieces of dough for more circles (I was able to make 20 total).

Place bean mixture and a pinch of cheese on each circle. Fold over and use a fork to press down and seal edges.

Optional Step: Mix one egg white and one small packet Sazon Goya found in the Hispanic food aisle. It is a very inexpensive mix of salt, culantro, garlic, salt, cumin and Annatto (achiote) seeds. I brushed this on before baking to achieve a bright gold color and to add extra flavor.

Lay each empanada on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake in a 450 degree oven for about 12 minutes, until browned. Serve with remaining corn and black bean salsa.

https://hip2save.com/recipes/black-bean-baked-empanadas-spanish-rice/

Cafe Rio Recipes

I don't know if you've ever eaten at Cafe Rio, but these are supposed to be knock-off recipes of their stuff.

Rio Pork
6lbs pork shoulder roast
2 c brown sugar ( I usually half this)
1 can Coke
16 oz picante sauce (or non-chunky salsa)

Put roast in crockpot. Fill with water half way. Cook 5hrs. Take out all but 2 ladles of liquid. Add brown sugar, picante sauce and coke. Cook on high 3 hrs. (I usually keep it on low). Pull pork apart and serve with rice or in burritos or however you want.

Rio Rice
3c water
4 tsp chicken bouillon
4 tsp garlic
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
1 can gr. chiles
3/4 tsp salt ( I leave this out b/c the bouillon is salty enough)
1 Tbs butter
1/2 c chopped onion
1 1/2 c uncooked rice

I just noticed that they said to blend everything (except rice, water and boullion) in a blender first. I never do this. I just throw everything in the rice pot and cook it like you would plain rice.

Rio Black Beans (I've never made these, but they came with the other two recipes)
1 c black beans (cooked, rinsed, and drained)
1 1/3 c tomato juice
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 Tbs olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbs chopped cilantro

Cook garlic and cumin in olive oil. Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Stir until heated through. Add cilantro just before serving.

Black Bean Taco

Quick, simple and tasty! Found it at endlesssimmer.com

Ingredients

2 C. black beans, cooked
½ C. red onion, minced
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
4-6 ounces pepper jack cheese, grated
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 avocado, sliced
Pinch of salt and pepper
8 corn tortillas
Hot sauce
Salsa
Sour cream
Make a Spicy Taco Bake w/ Chips & Sausage

Instructions

1) In a medium bowl, add beans along with red onion, cilantro, and spices. Add a pinch of salt and lightly mash all of the ingredients together. Grate your cheese and have it ready as well.
2) In a large, non-stick skillet or cast iron skillet, add a few tablespoons of oil and heat over medium-high heat.
3) Add one corn tortilla at a time and let each get hot in the oil for a few seconds. Then add about 1?4 cup of the bean filling to one half of the tortilla. Top with a sprinkle of grated cheese.
4) Using a spatula, carefully fold the tortilla over so it forms a shell. Press down lightly on the tortilla so it holds its shape.
5) As the first tortilla cooks, move it to the side and do a second one. Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to get 2 or 3 tacos at once. If you have a griddle you can do even more at once.
6) Cook each taco for about 3 minutes per side until they are nicely browned and crispy.
7) When flipping the taco to cook on the other side, use a spatula and flip the taco toward the fold so the filling doesn’t fall out.
8) Serve tacos with toppings like hot sauce, salsa, avocados, and sour cream.
Note: Corn tortillas are resilent to heat. Don’t worry about burning them. They are very flexible. Just be sure to cook them on each side long enough to get them really crispy.here

Slow Cooker Bean and Cornbread Casserole

I got this recipe from The Vegetable Collaboration.  I think the website is run by one of Deb's roommates.  Steve and I really like this.  I haven't made the cornbread yet as I tried this recipe to use up some almost inedible corn muffins Big E and I made (they were way to dense and dry).  It was just right.  So I'm sure making it with the cornbread would be delicious. 

Ingredients:

• 1 large green or red bell pepper
• 1 large sweet or white onion
• 3 cloves garlic (or more, if you’re a garlic fiend!)
• 1 can (16oz) red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 can (16oz) pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 can (16oz) black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 8-10 oz tomato sauce
• 16 oz diced tomatoes with chilies
• 1/2 can cream corn
• 2 t chili powder (I used a “NM” blend, but any kind will work)
• 1 t pepper
• 2 t salt
• 1 t hot sauce
• 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1 1/4 t baking powder
• 1 t salt
• 1 T sugar
• 3/4 cups non-dairy milk
• 1 egg replacer mix of choice
• 1 1/2 T vegetable oil
• 1/2 can cream corn

Directions:

1. Chop onions and bell peppers, and mince garlic cloves.
2. Spray inside of slow-cooker with non-stick spray.
3. Sautee onions, peppers and garlic in water in a pan until tender, then add to the slow-cooker.
4. Add beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1/2 can of corn, spices and hot sauce.
5. Cover, and cook on high for about 1 hour.
6. In a separate bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, then stir in  the milk, egg replacement, oil and the rest of the corn.
7. Ladle over the bean mixture in the slow-cooker, making it nice and smooth.
8. Cover again, and cook for about another 1.5 hours, but sometimes my cornbread takes a little longer to cook all the way through. (ETA: This could take up to an additional 30 minutes, but you can slice into the cornbread to see if it’s cooked)

Makes 5-6 servings 

Notes about this recipe:

1. I am afraid of making things too spicy so I only added a fraction of the hot sauce called for. It turned out mild and could have used a teensy bit more kick but was still yummy.
2. Also, it says to use your choice of egg replacer to the amount of one egg; one real egg works just fine too.

Black Beans and Rice

Ingredients
1 cup black beans 
1 Tbsp olive oil 
2 garlic cloves, crushed 
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes 
1 tsp ground cumin 
Salt/Pepper

1 cup brown rice 

Directions
Cook beans either by soaking overnight (which I never remember to do) or by the hot soak method.  

Cook rice.  When rice is cooked add all other ingredients and heat through.  

This was originally a slow cooker recipe, so you can put the beans in the slow cooker after soaking and add the other ingredients except the rice.  Cook on high for about 4 hours.  You'll probably need to add some water, but don't add too much, because you'll just be stirring in the cooked rice and you don't want it too soupy.  When beans are cooked, add cooked rice.