Easy Black Beans

Name: Easy Black Beans
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper, (see Note); ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed; 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon tomato paste

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2 Reviews

These easy black beans are the perfect accompaniment to any Mexican fiesta.

Stacy Fraser

Source: EatingWell Magazine, June/July 2005

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper, (see Note)
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed
1 cup water
1 tablespoon tomato paste

Directions

Step 1
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Add ground chile, cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds more. Add beans, water and tomato paste; stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.

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Tips

Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons water over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.

Ingredient Note: Ancho chile peppers, one of the most popular dried chiles used in Mexico, are dried poblano peppers. They have a mild, sweet, spicy flavor. Ground ancho chile pepper can be found in the specialty-spice section of large supermarkets, or substitute ground chili powder with a pinch of cayenne.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

scant 1/2 cup

Per Serving:

116 calories; protein 5.8g; carbohydrates 20.5g; dietary fiber 6.2g; sugars 5g; fat 1.6g; saturated fat 0.3g; vitamin a iu 80.1IU; vitamin c 5.3mg; folate 59.6mcg; calcium 48.1mg; iron 1.9mg; magnesium 4.6mg; potassium 338.3mg; sodium 83.5mg; thiamin 0.1mg.

Exchanges:

1 starch, 1 lean meat

2 Ratings

5 star values: 0
4 star values: 1
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2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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Miraj Budak

04/23/2015

A little salt goes a long way This was an okay dish, but needed a good sprinkling of salt to really enhance all of those spices. After a little tweaking, it tasted pretty good. This went very well shoved into the Beer-Battered Fish Tacos with Tomato & Avocado Salsa! Pros: Easy, clean Cons: Bland, needed doctoring

EatingWell User

02/15/2010

I thought this recipe was great as a simple side dish. I put it in a wrap alongside some leftover mango and cilantro rice that I had made and some greens. It's one of those recipes where you can kind of stick it anywhere for a little something extra!

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