Larry's Black Bean Tacos
"My husband's bachelor friend uses this to make a few ingredients go a long way. We use this a for a quick and tasty "Mexican" night at our house. I serve this with flour tortillas, and make quesadillas from this topped with cheese for my toddler. We call it "Mexican" pizza. :)"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 cans black beans
- 1 can stewed tomatoes
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 package soft tortilla
directions
- Brown ground beef with taco seasoning.
- Add stewed tomatoes and black beans.
- Simmer for 5-10, until black beans heated through.
- Serve with tortilla chips or make soft tacos using soft tortillas.
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Reviews
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These were quick, easy, and great for a mid-week meal. For the stewed tomatoes, I opted for the kind with garlic in them. I used soft tortillas to serve it in along with some shredded cheese and sour cream. -
We enjoyed these tasty tacos. I liked that it made 1 lb of meat go a lot further. Thank you and Larry! -
Naner, this saw a really nice basic recipe... I made it exactly as directed, though found it really quite bland. I did not know if I was to drain the beans or not, same with the tomatoes, I did find it a bit loose for tacos but it could be really tasty if I add spices and let it simmer longer. Thank you for posting this I will use it again, with a few changes.
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I didn't expect this to be so satisfying. Drained the beans, warmed up the tortillas I filled. Great quick "I hate cooking" recipe. -
If I could give it ten stars, I would seriously. I've never cooked mexican before in my life because it's not really a big cuisine here unfortunately (Tacobell used to have outlets across the country and now it's left with only two standing) so yeah I've missed eating out at Tacobell. I used only one can of black beans because my family prefers meat. I think 1 can is sufficient, good enough for the flavour and great for the bite. I also minced two cloves of garlic and chopped up an onion to give it more of a juicy, aromatic bite. Other than that, I followed true to the recipe. The recipe does not mention whether to drain the beans/tomatoes so I followed my gut and drained the beans but I didn't drain the stewed tomatoes, just poured the whole can in. True enough, the remaining tomato juices provided enough moisture for the beef. Wonderful recipe, one that I would make again and again and again! Thank you!!
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Tweaks
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This recipe was great! I used rotel with green chilies in place of the stewed tomatoes, because we like things spicier. I also used this as a dip with tortilla chips. Very good, and my kids called it taco chili because of the consistancy. Thanks alot! -
I didn't setout to change your recipe, Nanerpie, but when I discovered that my cupboards had every other type of canned beans, but black--and I'd already started to cook the meat--I had to do something quick! I substituted the black beans with 1 can of Pinto beans and 1 can of Navy beans. Since my beans were more bland than the black ones would have been, I also added an extra tablespoon of red chile powder and 1/2 tsp. cumin to the mixture. Because the end result was more soupy than I thought it would be, I served some of it on top of a large, warmed white flour tortilla as an "open-faced" burrito. I sprinkled some bits of cheddar and Velveeta cheese over its top--then popped it into the microwave oven for 1 minute, or until the chess had melted. My husband and I each had one of these, along with a salad and some canned corn for our dinner tonight. Next time I'll try this with some grated Monterey Jack cheese on top. Very quick and very yummy!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Naner
United States
Stay at home mother (part-time nurse) with young children. Enjoy baking and cooking, but have little time. Enjoy finding quick, tasty, and healthy recipes to feed my family.
