Black Beans Recipes

A simple, hearty meat-free meal. Pair with a green salad, and dinner is ready.

I love eggplant, zicchini, peppers with a lot of spice. To add some body, black beans make this great vegetarian dish delicious! Serve over rice/pasta, top with parmesan cheese and/or sour cream. Tastes epecially good the second day, flavours mingled.

A wonderful way to warm up from the warm chili and HOT spices!

I eat this over rice, but it makes a great tortilla filling too!

Spicy black means, great for nachos, burritos, or just on rice!

This is easy to make and soooo good. Sour cream makes the eggs a little fluffier, without adding too many calories. To cut the fat, take out an egg and add some more veggies.

10 minute prep. Easy as can be.

from Real Simple Magazine; I took out the radishes and used dried cilantro instead of fresh at the simmer point.

Warm, comforting, fast, and delicious!

I came up with this recipes for Cinco de Mayo and it's healthy and delicious!

Tasty, Quick and Easy

"Gallo Pinto" is a typical Costa Rican breakfast dish. It is generally accompanied by fried eggs on top, meat and sometimes with a side of fried ripe plantain (Platano Maduro).

This yummy dinner dish makes 6 servings, is high in protein, and is Gluten and Dairy free! Substitute Vegetable broth to make it vegetarian as well. ENJOY!

This is a delicious low fat, higher carb pork stew with black beans and sweet potatoes. It qualifies as an E meal on the THM plan. Enjoy!

This Carribean inspired dish makes for a beautiful presentation! The Red and yellow bell peppers, green celery and white strands of onion melt together with the black beans for a colorful and festive dish that is sure to please!

Thick and chunky with lots of iron and Vitamin C. Serve with garlic bread or baked tortilla chips.

I'm trying to make more vegetarian recipes and I had all of the ingredients for this kicking around my house. It turned out pretty good! Makes 2 good sized servings.

A healthier alternative to an old favorite. Using ground beef is more economical than ground turkey. Adding black beans means using less ground beef and also adds fiber and texture.

Tasty treat with Pork Chops or other lean meat!

The flavor of the chili improves with age; if possible, make it a day or up to five days in advance and reheat before serving.

Easy vegetarian dish. Reheats easy for work.

Fudgy and delicious, only 131 calories each! No one will notice the black beans which replace the oil and add nutrition and fiber.

This was my attempt to have black bean sweet potato enchiladas without the hassle of rolling up the enchiladas, making a sauce and using the oven. These cakes are not like pancakes, but like hash browns, creamy in the center.

Come back for seconds. Top dished beans with yogurt & lime, salt to taste.

We love to make Jim's Guacamole sauce recipe, and black beans in a pot with onion, garlic and cilantro. Shredded Cheddar Cheese (from our State) and fresh veggies from the local Farmers' Market. We freeze our market share of bell peppers and enjoy the year round.

As a variation to this recipe, we will fry plantains and have those as the filling with the black beans and cheese. Whatever is in the kitchen that may taste good, sour cream, vegan meat substitute protein products, sprouts, use your imagination and the variety never ends.

Flavorful, hearty, & easy recipe for a healthy dinner for (2).

A new, and healthy way to eating brownies, less the sugar or the fat of regular brownies.

This recipe is a tasty, low carb alternative to traditional black beans. One-half cup has only 2.8 net carbs.