Recipes using black beans
Got a tin of black beans in the cupboard? We’ve got lots of quick and easy ideas for making the most of them, including Brazilian soups, Mexican nachos and vegetarian chillies.
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High protein
Mojo steak and black bean salad
This delicious mojo steak salad gives you a triple protein hit, dishing up juicy flank steak with black beans and toasted pumpkin seeds.
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Brownies
Black bean brownies
Beans aren’t just for savoury recipes, as these joyful black bean brownies prove. They're quick and easy to make, and naturally gluten-free.
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Homemade dressings and sauces
Andrew Wong’s black bean sauce
Andrew Wong shares his recipe for Chinese black bean sauce. Serve as relish, folded into fried rice or loosen to use as a stir-fry sauce.
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Tacos
Chipotle black bean and broccoli tacos
These black bean tacos are a midweek winner. Quick-pickling the broccoli stem saves waste and helps make a piquant salsa.
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Easy vegan
Air fryer loaded sweet potato fries
Cooking sweet potato in an air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries. Here they're loaded up with a black bean and jalapeño topping for a Tex-Mex-style dish that just happens to be vegan, too.
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Chilli
Leftover beef and bean chilli
Using leftover slow cooked brisket in this chilli fast-tracks the flavour, which is then amped up with chipotle and cumin.
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Budget recipes
Black bean chilli soup with corn dumplings
We’ve taken inspiration from Mexico for this zingy black bean chilli soup, complete with fluffy corn dumplings. An easy veggie supper for 4.
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Purse-friendly chicken
Black bean and chicken burritos
Use leftover roast chicken to make these thrifty and delicious chicken burritos. They're packed with black beans, rice and guacamole.
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Pork recipes from around the world
Feijoada (Brazilian pork and bean stew)
Turn up the heat with Feijoada, the beloved Brazilian pork and black bean stew. We'll show you how to make this rich stew from scratch.
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Chilli
Smoky vegan chilli
Serve up a smoky vegan chilli with our easy recipe. This plant-based chilli is packed with aubergine and black beans plus a hint of chipotle.
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Brunch
Easy huevos rancheros
When it comes to breakfast, huevos rancheros is the full Mexican and a weekend-treat that deserves to become your classic – plus it comes in at just £2.50 a portion.
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Vegan dinners
Black bean tofu and baby pak choi
Ching-He Huang's healthy vegan recipe with black bean tofu and baby pak choi is a winner for vegan Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Vegetarian brunch
Cornbread with avocado and black bean salsa
Caravan's signature cornbread has been on their menu since the restaurant's inception. Here, it's topped with mashed avocado, black bean salsa...
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Pork mince
Stuffed bitter melon with black bean sauce
For something a little bit different, serve up Ken Hom's pork-stuffed bitter melon with black bean sauce as a starter to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Friday night dinners
Sweet potato and black bean nachos
Our sweet potato nachos recipe feeds four people for just £5.16 proving that you don’t need a basketful of expensive ingredients to eat well.
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Chilli
Real black bean chilli con carne with avocado and lime salsa
A real beef and black bean chilli con carne that's slow-cooked until rich, thick and the meat easily falls apart. Serve with the avocado salsa.
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