Black Beans.....
For the last few hours I have been playing around with some Black Beans DH brought home to use this weekend. I have not really cooked with them before since they do not grow locally and was expecting them to taste something similar to black eye peas....;)
I decided to add them to a pot of long grained rice mixed with cooked down black eyed peas (I added a bit of bacon for flavoring)..... It turned out so good!!!! They taste similar to boiled peanuts and could be a HUGE protein source for the daycare since kids seem to instinctively LOVE peanut butter, I think...:confused: Please, give me your black bean recipes....everything I look up has lots of cayenne or other hot peppers, Not toddler friendly :( I have about 4 more pounds and they rock!! |
I don't cook with them but my DH makes a mean black bean chili. That doesn't help you though.:rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by DCMomOf3: I could mild it down, too... Bring it on!!! :Sunny: |
I know he has black beans, ground beef, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, white onion, tomato sauce, chili powder, cayenne pepper... I'll ask him tonight for what I missed since I don't see him add the rest. He serves it with rice sometimes too to cut the heat when he makes it really hot.
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go to allrecipes.com and look up black bean dip YUMMY
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I went there first, Momatheart...and Thank you! That is one of my favorite sites....been a member for a while. :Sunny:
They just did not have a wide variety of child friendly choices featuring these beans...rare for them, I know...;) I was hoping some folks here maybe used them more often and had some old/easy recipes with few ingredients...:p |
Originally Posted by DCMomOf3: 1 lb. ground beef 24 oz of soaked black beans 1 diced bell pepper 1/2 large white onion 12 oz. tomato sauce 2 1/2 diced tomatoes to taste: chili power curry cayenne pepper optional: cayenne sauce garlic celery |
Thanks, DCMomOf3 :Sunny:
Simple enough ;)....DH is the chili whisperer, so I will put him on it this week :ouch: |
Black Beans
Definitely go to allrecipes.com! It has many,many recipes for beans including Lentil Tacos and Black Bean & Salsa soup, among others. This is my favorite site! The Lentil Tacos are so delicious and I was Shocked! when I saw my PICKY eaters inhaling them. There are so many recipes on this site and I love it because of the reviews by other people (click on Most Helpful). Have Fun!
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Thanks LindaMJ! Will check their recipes out today...:Sunny:
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Sounds yummy so I looked it up and found this one, but I haven't tried it.
Black Bean Soup 2.5 quarts water Diced salt pork or other fat 1/2 cup???? 3/4 cup ea. of carrots, onion, celery, & potatoes 1/4 garlic clove optional small bay leaf 2 whole cloves 1.5 tsp salt 1/4 pepper 1 ham bone or shank 1/2 lb frankfurters optional 1 Tbsp Parsley chopped After typing it, it does not seem very easy. |
Black bean quesadillas, black beans w/ rice and cubed ham, or black bean soup...we have all of those in our regular dinner rotation. Yum!
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I used this recipe off Kraft's website. I left out the onion and pepper because I didn't have any, and omitted the cilantro because I don't like it. I used whatever salsa we had on hand too. We also had lettuce available for topping.
1 medium red pepper, chopped 4 green onions, thinly sliced 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained, rinsed 1 cup water 1/3 cup TACO BELLŪ HOME ORIGINALSŪ Thick 'N Chunky Salsa 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 cup instant brown rice, uncooked 8 flour tortillas, (6 inch) 3/4 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro Make It COOK and stir peppers and onions in hot oil in large skillet on low heat for 5 minutes. Add beans, water, salsa and cumin; mix well. Bring to boil. STIR in rice. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. SPOON evenly onto tortillas; sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Roll up. |
I use black beans in taco salad for my daycare kids. I have also used them in tacos. For the taco salad, I brown hamburger, heat up some black beans, break up tortilla chips and tear up lettuce. I put a little of all of it on each childs plate with some shredded cheese and sour cream and they love it. For the tacos, I mix the black beans in with the hamburger or place a layer of beans on top of the hamburger when I place the burger in the taco shell.
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I prepare the black beans and then mash them up a bit and cook them with hamburger as I'm browning it. Then I use the mix for anything I use ground hamburger for (spaghetti, tacos). The kids don't complain because they don't know they are there at all. :) I have also added fully cooked black beans to meat loaf and that's really good to. I also use light color beans and hide them with cooked chicken dishes.
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