Beef and Black Bean Skillet

This one pan dinner is like Taco Tuesday without the taco! 

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, diced

1/2 red bell pepper, diced

2-3 tbsps taco seasoning (store bought or homemade)

1 cup rice

1 cup canned diced tomatoes

1 - 19 oz can black beans, drained

1 1/2 cups water or beef broth

1 cup kernel corn

1 cup shredded (Jalapeño) Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese

1/4 cup diced green pepper

sour cream to garnish

Link to the recipe for easy homemade taco seasoning:

https://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.com/2016/05/homemade-taco-seasoning.html

In a large skillet, cook the ground beef, onion and red bell pepper until there is no pink remaining in the beef. Then add the taco seasoning (you should really try the homemade one!), rice, diced tomatoes, black beans, water or broth and corn. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Top with cheese and cover 2-3 minutes to melt the cheese.

Plate and top with sour cream and diced green pepper. This one is going on repeat!

Serves 6

Adapted from: closetcooking.com

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Banana Black Bean Brownies

Such a moist brownie!  And no one would ever know that the main ingredient is black beans.

540 ml/19 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 ripe banana
1 tsp almond extract
1 tbsp instant coffee granules
1/2 plus 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Purée the first 8 ingredients together in a food processor.

Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and pour into  parchment lined 9 X 9 baking pan. If you use an 8 X 8 pan you'll have a thicker brownie.  Just bake it a few minutes longer.

Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top. 
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

Serve plain or a la mode like this with a scoop of frozen vanilla yogurt.

Adapted from http://idlewife.blogspot.ca

Beef and Black Bean Tortilla Stack

This dish is deceiving.  Looks like it would only serve one person with one big healthy appetite.  But it serves 4 quite well with a side of veggies or salad.

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups salsa
2  1/2 cups grated cheese, cheddar or mozza or both
2 tbsps. taco seasoning
squirt or 2 of sriracha sauce
6 small tortillas

Brown beef, add chopped onions.  Spoon out any accumulated grease.  Sprinkle taco seasoning and add sriracha. Remove from heat.
Add beans, 1 cup cheese, 1/2 cup salsa to the meat.
Put a ladleful of salsa on bottom of a baking dish.

Start stacking with a tortilla.  Roughly divide the meat mixture in the pan by 5.  Layer 1 portion on top of tortilla. Reserve 1 cup salsa for the end.  With remaining 1/2 cup salsa, spoon a little over each addition of meat.  Divide 1 cup cheese by 5 and add 1 portion to top of meat.

Continue stacking, ending with a tortilla topped with the remaining 1 cup of salsa and about 1/2 cup cheese. 
Ready for the oven.

Bake in a 375F oven for 25-30 minutes.  Broil a couple of minutes to brown if you like.  Let stand 10 minutes.
Is that the bomb or what?

Goes well served with sour cream.