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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Easy vegan recipes
Air fryer loaded sweet potato fries
Cooking sweet potato in an air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries. Load them up...
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Chilli recipes
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. Start...
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Budget recipes
Black bean chilli soup with corn dumplings
Simmering black beans gently with garlic, chillies and lime rewards you with an easy, flavourful soup that you can leave...
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Purse-friendly chicken recipes
Black bean and chicken burritos
Use leftover roast chicken to make these thrifty and delicious chicken burritos. These filling burritos are packed with black beans,...
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Pork recipes from around the world
Feijoada (Brazilian pork and bean stew)
Turn up the heat with Feijoada, Brazil’s much-loved pork and black bean stew. We’ll show you how to make this...
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Chilli recipes
Smoky vegan chilli
Serve up a smoky vegan chilli with our easy recipe. This plant-based chilli is packed with aubergine and black beans...
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Brunch recipes
Easy huevos rancheros
When it comes to breakfast, huevos rancheros (ranch eggs) is the full Mexican. This weekend-treat deserves to become your Saturday...
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Vegan dinner recipes
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...
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Vegetarian brunch recipes
Cornbread with avocado and black bean salsa
Caravan’s signature cornbread has been on their menu since the restaurant’s inception and now you can make it yourself at...
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Pork mince recipes
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...
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Friday night dinners
Sweet potato and black bean nachos
This crowdpleaser of a dish proves you don’t need a basketful of expensive ingredients or a complicated recipe to eat...
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Chilli recipes
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....
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Picnic recipes
Black bean and sweet potato empanadas
These chilli-spiced sweet potato and black bean empanadas make great picnic fare as they can be made in advance and...
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Soup recipes
Brazilian black bean soup with raw corn salsa
”Black beans, a core ingredient in Brazilian cooking, have a wonderful colour and such a rich taste that you don’t...
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Healthy family meals
Smoky pork and black bean stew with kale
“Black beans and kale are both good sources of the B vitamin folate (also known as folic acid).” – Amanda...
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Baked egg recipes
Refried beans baked with green rice and eggs
Fragrant, spiced herby rice is covered with a hearty layer of refried beans, tomatoes and eggs. Top with avocado, seeds...
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