Black-Beans

Ingredients Burger: 1/3 cup quinoa (cook according to package instructions) 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed well) 1/2 cup bread crumbs Half bell pepper (any color) 1 large egg 1/4 onion (yellow or red) 1-2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 jalapeno (optional) 1.5 tsp cumin 1 tsp salt (or more to taste) 1 teaspoon cholula or hot sauce 3 tablespoons olive oil Toppings: Typical lettuce (or spinach), sliced tomatoes, thin sliced red onion, ketchup, mustard, sliced jalapenos (highly recommended), etc. Air fried onion rings are a nice touch and adds crunch Instructions Cook Quinoa according to package instructions Use food processor (or mince really well) bell pepper, jalapeno, and onion After steps 1 and 2, mix all burger ingredients together. Should holdl together in your hand and be moist. Only add minimal water if it feels too dry. Use a fork and smash all the beans to make them more paste like. Then, mix and mash everything together with your hands and make 4 burgers (aim to have the thickness even throughout, as they cook better). Prep skillet with olive oil and heat up. Reduce heat to medium or medium low and lay 4 patties. Cook on one side until patties are somewhat firmer together (~10 minutes or so). Be patient and if you flip too early you will have crumbles!!! If you wait long enough, use spatula carefully and flip on other side to cook another 10 minutes or so. After cooking both sides should be very brown/black and stay together reasonably well.

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1-2 jalapeños, diced (optional on seeding) 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 lb chicken breasts or thighs (thighs are usually better) 32 oz chicken broth 14 oz can black beans, drained well 14 oz can corn, drained 20 oz can crushed tomatoes, low sodium 1/2 cup cilantro 1 tbsp lime juice Salt to taste For tortilla strips: ...

Ingredients Black refried beans: Can black beans plain One minced and seeded jalepeno 1/2 large red onion minced 3 cloves garlic minced Tsp cumin powder Tsp chili powder Tsp garlic salt plus more to taste Tortillas: Small corn tortillas (1 pack. At least 10) Veggies (pick at least 3 and stir fry in cumin and chili powder, below is an example): 2 bell peppers, sliced and chopped to thin 1.5 inch lengths (or just dice it…) 1 zucchini, same as pepper 1 yellow zucchini squash, same as pepper 1 large red onion, same as pepper but quarter moons Chili lime slaw (this is excellent on tacos or tostadas): ...

Ingredients 1 can black beans (rinsed and drained very well) 1/2 small can chipotles in adobo sauce 3 large garlic cloves minced 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp lime juice Can of HOT rotel tomatoes (drained very well and rinsed) Instructions With a smidge of olive oil, saute the garlic until fragrant. Add chipotles and adobo sauce (about half a small can). Saute a smidge longer Add rest of ingredients and bring to simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes Using an immersion blender (ideally) smooth the beans in the pot. (You can also remove and use a food processor but that is messy… immersion blender is best here) Serve inside a burrito or with your favorite mexican dishes