Southwestblackbeanandricecrockpot Recipes

SOUTHWEST BLACK BEAN AND RICE (CROCK-POT)

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans. Mix beans, rice, onion, jalapenos, and water into crock-pot. Cook on low for 8.5 hours.
• Add lime juice, cilantro, tomatoes, corn, and cheese. At this time also add 1/3 cup of desired cajun seasoning (Tony's, Emeril's, Luzianne, etc.). I use Lusianne, because it has less sodium. Continue cooking for another 30 minutes.
• Serve warm by itself or, wrapped in a flour tortilla like a burrito, or serve with tortilla chips like a dip.
• Add a dab of sour cream and/or guacamole for color, texture, and taste.

SMOKY BLACK BEAN AND RICE STOUP

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat; add olive oil, then add the bacon; cook 3-4 minutes to render to fat.
• Add in the bay leaf, celery, onions, and garlic; cook 3-4 minutes to soften the veggies.
• Add in corn and 1 can black beans and their juice.
• Drain the other can, then add half the can of beans.
• Mash the remaining beans in the can with a fork to make a paste out of them, then scrape them into the pot.
• Add in coriander, chili powder, cumin, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt/pepper to taste.
• Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and stock; cover pot, increase heat to bring the stoup to a boil.
• Add in the rice; cover the stoup over a rolling simmer until the rice is tender but has a little bite left to it, 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the jalapeno and garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the beans, 1/3 cup water, oregano and 1/8 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until most of the liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and adjust seasoning. Transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle with the cilantro and lime zest if using and serve.

SOUTHWEST BLACK BEAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, black beans, chicken broth, tomatoes with green chile peppers, corn, onion, jalapeno peppers, garlic, chili powder, red pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker; cook on Low for 8 hours. Serve with about 1 tablespoon sour cream on each serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEANS AND BARLEY

Steps:

• Rinse and sort the beans.
• Soak them overnight. Drain.
• Place in 6 quart crock pot, with barley on top.
• Add celery, onion, garlic and leek to the mixture in the pot, along with tomatoes, seasonings and broth.
• Set crock pot to cook on low for 8 hours.
• (Optional: Serve with cheese as a garnish and top each serving with a tablespoon of sour cream).

SPICY BLACK BEANS AND RICE WITH MANGOES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno, cover, and cook 5 minutes until softened.
• Add in seasonings, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
• Transfer mixture into a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker.
• Add bean, water, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
• Stir well.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Add the cooked rice and the mangoes.
• Allow to cook another 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.