Low Fat Black Beans Recipes

Steps:

• Place jalapenoes, onion, garlic, and beans in food processor.
• Cover and blend on medium high speed until almost smooth.
• Spoon mixture into bowl.
• Stir in yogurt, cumin, and salt.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled or heat in a 1 1/2 qt.
• saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until hot.
• Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and ginger and saute about 3 minutes, or until tender.
• Add curry powder and stir to coat onions evenly.
• Add tomatoes with their juices and cook 1-2 minutes or until mixture seems slightly thickened, stirring well.
• Add black beans, chickpeas and salt to taste.
• Stir to coat beans evenly.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes or until chickpeas are heated through.
• Turn off heat, and stir in fresh cilantro (or parsley), and lemon juice.
• Serve warm.
• This dish goes nicely over some jasmine or basmati rice.

Steps:

• Heat the oil or lard in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the bellpeppers, onions, scallions, bacon, garlic, cilantro, cumin, oregano, and bay leaf. Cook for 5 minures or until the vegetables are soft but not brown.
• Stir in the beans and wine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the sugar and 1 1/2 cups of the stock or broth. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
• Puree one-quarter of the bean mixture in a blender. Stir the puree into the simmering beans.
• Simmer for 2 minutes more, or until thick but still soupy. If the bean mixture is too thick add, more stock or broth. Season w/ salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients into a medium saucepan.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until beans are tender and begin to split.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Drain black beans and garbanzo beans and reserve liquid.
• Rinse beans and allow to drain.
• Place black beans, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, oils, cumin and garlic in a blender.
• Cover and pulse-blend until finely chopped.
• Add water or the reserved bean liquid a little at a time and continue blending until smooth.
• Place in serving bowl and sprinkle with parsley.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
• Serve with pita bread wedges or raw vegetables for dipping.