Black beans

Weight Watchers Black Bean Soup is amazing http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeId=99601
Chipotle Black Beans
With Fajitas/tacos
I've always wanted to try them in brownies

My fav go to black bean meal is a black bean quesadilla. I take, 2 white corn (or yellow) tortillas, take a 1/4 cup of black beans (always rinse mine to get rid of as much sodium as possible) 1/4 cup of shredded cheese (mexican blend) and pickled jalapenos (about 3-4) chopped. Put one tortilla down in a hot pan with a spray of pam cooking spray, beans on top of that, add cheese and jalapenos and let it cook till nice and warm. Place other tortilla on top, spray with another spray of pam, flip and if you can have something press it down to bring it all together. Once golden brown and crispy, remove, cut in 4th and serve with a tablespoon of fat free sour cream and fresh salsa. YUM! Have had this 2 days in a row this week, might do it again

Only 278 calories

I haven't made this yet but so many are telling me the secret to a fat free chocolate cake is.....Surprise Black Beans!
Don't believe me? Check out this yummy cake and please leave a post here if it is as good as people say. I bought Eden soy black beans to try it out. Here is the link
http://www.healthyindulgences.net/2009/05/healthy-chocolate-cake-with-secret.html

My fav go to black bean meal is a black bean quesadilla. I take, 2 white corn (or yellow) tortillas, take a 1/4 cup of black beans (always rinse mine to get rid of as much sodium as possible) 1/4 cup of shredded cheese (mexican blend) and pickled jalapenos (about 3-4) chopped. Put one tortilla down in a hot pan with a spray of pam cooking spray, beans on top of that, add cheese and jalapenos and let it cook till nice and warm. Place other tortilla on top, spray with another spray of pam, flip and if you can have something press it down to bring it all together. Once golden brown and crispy, remove, cut in 4th and serve with a tablespoon of fat free sour cream and fresh salsa. YUM! Have had this 2 days in a row this week, might do it again

Only 278 calories

I think I'm drooling....

I like mixing them with quinoa ...

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_mango_black_bean_salad.html

This one is great ( I cook the onion with the quinoa so I don`t have to sautee them and I omit the corn)
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_mango_black_bean_salad.html

And since you mentioned brownies, here is one I found for you online:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calories.asp?recipe=244033

Cheers

Mmmm, I love the black beans! I like them best in the traditional Cuban style:

Wash the beans and soak them in water with one green pepper. When they’re swollen
from soaking, cook them in the same water until they are soft (about 45 minutes). Heat
the oil in a skillet. Chop the onion, garlic, and green pepper and sauté them. Add about
one cup of beans to the skillet and mash them well (or blend them together with the
sautéed onion, garlic, and green pepper). Add the blended mixture to the bean pot. Add
salt, pepper, oregano, bay leaf, and sugar. Allow to simmer about one more hour. Then
add the vinegar and dry wine, and cook on low heat for another hour to desired thickness.
If they are still too soupy, take the top off to evaporate some of the liquid. Add the two
tablespoons of oil right before serving. About 8 servings.

(You can skip the oil and it doesn't make a huge difference)

This is absolutely what keeps me from ever buying beans in a can again. Once you try this recipe, it's hard to go back. Fantastic.

I like to add onion powder and garlic powder to canned black beans and then simmer them on low heat to cook out some of the liquid. I will then have them as a side. I also like to warm them up and put them on a 80 calorie tortilla shell with salsa, shredded lettuce, and a little shredded cheese. SAY NO TO THE SOUR CREAM. The burrito will be great without it. You can add other raw veggies like bellpeppers (all colors) to make it seem like you are eating more. A few extra raw veggies are almost like free calories.

You can use plain greek yogurt in place of sour cream. Tastes almost the same and adds healthy protein and probiotics. I prefer 2%, but you can use fat free if you see fit.

In a pot dump a can of black beans(drained) and a can of rotel. Serve over rice if you like. Top with scallions and light sour cream.

I like them with my over easy eggs in the morning. Throw in a little cholula sauce or maybe some salsa and some sautéed spinach. Yummy.

bump

I like the blackbean brownies.YUMMY!!!!! HITS the spot when I want something sweet and chocolate

My fav go to black bean meal is a black bean quesadilla. I take, 2 white corn (or yellow) tortillas, take a 1/4 cup of black beans (always rinse mine to get rid of as much sodium as possible) 1/4 cup of shredded cheese (mexican blend) and pickled jalapenos (about 3-4) chopped. Put one tortilla down in a hot pan with a spray of pam cooking spray, beans on top of that, add cheese and jalapenos and let it cook till nice and warm. Place other tortilla on top, spray with another spray of pam, flip and if you can have something press it down to bring it all together. Once golden brown and crispy, remove, cut in 4th and serve with a tablespoon of fat free sour cream and fresh salsa. YUM! Have had this 2 days in a row this week, might do it again

Only 278 calories

This is probably my favorite black bean recipe and I often serve it as a side w tacos.

“Refried" Black Beans 4 servings- approximately 113 calories per serving
1/2 medium onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 can low sodium black beans
.5 cup of stock or broth (1 cup if not using liquid from beans)
1 tsp lime juice

Sauté onion and garlic for 5 minutes over medium heat, add beans with liquid ( if not using low sodium beans drain them before adding and add an extra 1/2 cup of stock) and the stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated, add lime juice and mash with a potato masher.

I sometimes also add a couple dashes of cumin, chili powder and/or fresh cilantro depending on what I have on hand.

BUMP

Bump!

I am addicted to black beans, cauliflower and salsa with a tbsp of sour cream on top! So yummy.

I just put cauliflower in my little veggie chopper until it's real small, cook that in microwave with a couple tbsp of water. Add black beans and salsa, heat up and top with sour cream. Seriously good!