One-Pan Chicken Burrito Bowls
We’re always looking for quick and easy weeknight dinners that appeal to our preschooler as well as us. With this recipe, you cook the Spanish rice and chicken together, and then add black beans and corn to the same pan (though it’s easy to separate them out for picky eaters who like their food in separate piles). Add more piles of chopped avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa, and you’ve got dinner.
Butternut Squash Enchiladas
Puréed butternut squash, black beans, and plenty of cheese make these enchiladas a creamy and decadent vegetarian main dish.
Quick & Easy Black Beans
Canned black beans benefit from cooking in chicken broth, seasonings, and a squeeze of lime juice.
Corn & Black Bean Salsa
Combine freshly shucked sweet corn, black beans, red onion, fresh jalapeños, bell pepper, cumin, and cilantro combine and enjoy with tortilla chips.
Black Bean & Sweet Potato Chili
This chili of onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, black beans, chipotle, cilantro, and sweet potato is satisfying and economical.
Rick Bayless’s Black Bean Soup
Black beans are seasoned with chorizo, fennel, onion, and chipotle chiles, cooked for hours, and then puréed and topped with shrimp, crumbled tostada chips, and queso fresco.
Black Bean, Chicken, & Red Pepper Stew
Browned chunks of chicken, sautéed onions, black beans, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, green chiles, cumin, and cilantro make this an easy and satisfying stew.
Beef & Black Bean Chipotle Chili
This hearty and satisfying stew comes together in 30 minutes and is perfect topped with diced avocado.
Brian’s Southwestern Soup
Ground beef and pantry staples turn out a fantastic soup in 45 minutes.
Mom’s Southwestern Chicken Soup
This weeknight meal can easily be made from pantry staples: canned black beans and corn, Rotel, and boneless skinless chicken breasts.