Black beans are a staple ingredient in my cupboard. It is not exactly a good idea to pay $1 for a can, however. When I’ve run out of black beans, I usually pick up a can wherever I am grocery shopping — this item was $0.89 at Trader Joe’s in Brookline. Black beans are a nutritional powerhouse, with loads of fiber and decent amounts of protein, calcium, iron, folic acid, and potassium. They’re also rich with antioxidants, falling in line with fruits like grapes, apples, and cranberries.
Do you want to know my favorite black bean recipes as of this moment? Try a few of these tasty dishes for dinner this week:
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas: The filling is a great way to mix things up from a standard cheese quesadilla. I don’t cook my quesadillas in butter, like the recipe says. There’s no need for that.
Tortilla and Black Bean Pie: This is similar to a quesadilla, but look how pretty it is! Leftovers were great as well.
Refried Beans: It’s so easy to make your own, and then you have full control over what you’re eating (no lard here, thank you very much).
Tagged: black beans, recipes, refried beans, trader joe's
How funny; I made a tortilla casserole the same day you posted this, similar to the tortilla pie you posted about. My black beans were only 59 cents a can. 🙂