Mexican Black Beans

lazyme's Note:

Good side dish to a Mexican entree.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 large jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• fresh lime juice
• fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese

Directions:

1. Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add garlic, chili and cumin and sauté 30 seconds.
3. Add beans and broth and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Coarsely mash beans with potato masher.
4. Continue boiling until thick, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with lime juice, salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
5. I add the monterey jack cheese on top and microwave for 2 minutes to melt the cheese.

Reviews

[Sandy918Mom]

So tasty! My husband loved it. The lime juice is a must and serving it with additional slices of lime is a good idea. I didn't have a jalapeno, so I added ortega diced chiles. Will definitely make this again.

[Polly582]

Fantastic Beans! I have made this recipe many times since 02/2009. However, to give it that extra wow factor I add 1/2 chopped sweet onion, 1 packet of Sazon Goya Mexican seasoning packet and I use low sodium chicken broth. Very authentic.

[mama smurf]

Another wonderful dish by lazme! I cut the recipe in half and I did add some minced onion but otherwise followed the instructions. Yummy! Next time I might try using pinto beans for DH but I loved the recipe and we had none left. Thank you for submitting.