Recipes using canned beans?

[djp4msp7]

Anyone have any recipes to share using canned beans? I have pinto, black, kidney, great northern and white beans and I need to find something to do with all of them!

[mzbeers]

I have a recipe for mini meatloaves that uses a can of red Kidney beans, I also have a recipe for a Black Bean Meatless Lasagna and you don't have to pre-cook the noodles.

I just made a killer pot of chicken chili tonight that uses 2 cans of black beans and 1 can of Kidney beans.

You can also make White Chicken Chili and use the great northern beans, or white beans.

There are lots of things you can do with them!

There's also Corn & Black Bean Salsa - Yummy!

[mzbeers]

Easy Black Bean Lasagna

1) 15oz can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1) 28oz can crushed tomatoes, undrained
3/4 c chopped onions
1/2 c chopped green bell pepper
1/2 c chunky salsa
1 t chili powder
1/2 t cumin
1 c light ricotta cheese (can also substitute cottage cheese)
1/8 t garlic powder
1 egg
10 uncooked lasagna noodles
6oz (1 1/2 c) shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese

Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 baking dish. In large bowl, mash beans slightly. Stir in tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, salsa, chili powder and cumin; mix well.

In small bowl combine ricotta cheese, garlic powder and egg; blend well.

Spread 1 cup of the tomato mixture over bottom of baking dish. Top with half of noodles, overlapping slightly. Top with half of remaining tomato mixture. Spoon ricotta mixture over top; spread carefully. Top with half of cheese, then with remaining noodles, tomato mixture and cheese. Cover tightly with spray coated foil.

Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes, or until noodles are tender. Uncover; let stand 15 minutes before serving.

[amy_ks]

My favorite Chili Soup recipe, I always get raves when I bring it places. According to the friend that gave it to me many years ago it is 3 WW points.

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef or ground turkey (I use about 1 lb) browned
diced onion to taste
diced celery to taste (I leave that out because I never have any)
1 can rotel tomatoes (I just used seasoned ones)
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1 1/2 cup water
1 can black beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can corn
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 pkg ranch dressing

Brown hamburger, throw everything together into a crockpot, cook for however long you have. Freezes well.

[djp4msp7]

Originally Posted by mzbeers

I have a recipe for mini meatloaves that uses a can of red Kidney beans, I also have a recipe for a Black Bean Meatless Lasagna and you don't have to pre-cook the noodles.

I just made a killer pot of chicken chili tonight that uses 2 cans of black beans and 1 can of Kidney beans.

You can also make White Chicken Chili and use the great northern beans, or white beans.

There are lots of things you can do with them!

There's also Corn & Black Bean Salsa - Yummy!

Can you share your recipes?

And thanks to the other ladies that shared their recipes!

[ctrcar]

I made the black beans & rice from Our Best Bites and loved it! There are probably several bean recipes there, as well.

[mzbeers]

Mini Chili Meatloaf

1 lb ground beef (or turkey)
1 can kidney beans
1/2 C bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
1 egg
1/2 C Salsa
1 T Chili Powder
1 t salt


Preheat oven to 375. Rinse and drain the beans. Pour in a medium bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add all the ingredients together and mix until well combined. Divide the mixture into 4 parts and form them into loaves on a foil lined baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.

Glaze

2 T Ketchup
1 T Brown Sugar
1 t Chili Powder

Spoon the glaze over the tops of each loaf and bake for 30 minutes.

[mzbeers]

Paula Deen's Black Bean Salsa:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...ipe/index.html

Chicken-Corn Chili:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/f...ipe/index.html

Giada's Version of White Bean and Chicken Chili:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/g...ipe/index.html

Rachel Ray's Vegetarian Chili:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/r...ipe/index.html

[ratgirl]

i saw in good housekeeping magazine that you can take a can of rinsed and drained black beans, puree them in a food processor and use them to replace the fat in boxed brownie mixes. I haven't actually tried this. Has anyone else?

[ctrcar]

Originally Posted by ratgirl

i saw in good housekeeping magazine that you can take a can of rinsed and drained black beans, puree them in a food processor and use them to replace the fat in boxed brownie mixes. I haven't actually tried this. Has anyone else?

Yes, and it is really good! In fact, I was just thinking the other day that I need to get back to doing that when I back because I liked it so well. I found the texture to be much better than when I have subbed applesauce for the fat.