Have you made these Charro Beans yet?! You can easily smoosh them into refried beans that are out of this world 🙂 Charro Beans! You'll be hard pressed to find an authentic batch of Charro Beans anywhere north of the border, so it's high time to make your own! Charro roughly translates as cowboy, so...
Easy Mexican Recipes Using Beans
Beans are one of the most versatile Mexican ingredients but don't limit them to the side dish realm! You can easily turn them into a full meal if you want to. Keep an eye out for the Molletes and the all-important How To Make Refried Beans.
Easy Mexican Beans and Rice Soup
This easy Beans and Rice Soup is on repeat for me lately...have you tried it yet?! It's such a simple recipe, but when you build it from scratch it is tremendously satisfying. It's also quite versatile so feel free to plop some other veggies in there if you want 🙂 How To Make Mexican Beans...
Molletes -- Mexican Bean and Cheese Sandwiches
You probably have everything on hand to make a batch of these delicious Molletes, have you tried them yet?! That's how they've become such a staple in Mexican cuisine -- they use such common ingredients that you can always whip up a plate when you're running on fumes and need food NOW. Give the freshly...
Quick Dinner: Pinto Bean Soup with Mini Pico Quesadillas
Crispy, cheesy quesadillas dipped in a freshly made Pinto Bean Soup? Sold! I make quick meals like this all the time.... I hope you get loads of ideas from it 🙂 I used some leftover Pico de Gallo from last week's Chicken Burritos and that made things even easier, but feel free to get creative...
Easy Peruano Bean Soup (Canary, Mayocoba)
In addition to some awesome refried beans, you can use the recent batch of Peruano beans to make a quick, delicious batch of soup. Peruano beans have a distinct flavor that I regularly crave, but please just use this post as permission to make some soup! You can use any bean with this...
Quick Batch of Peruano Pot Beans
What a treat to have some Peruano Beans back in the house! Somehow it's been close to a year since I've made these, but if you're new to them please don't wait that long! Peruano beans have been one of my favorite kitchen discoveries -- you can use them anytime Black or Pinto are called...
Chili con Carne
I've been swimming in Chili con Carne lately, have you tried it yet? Using dried chiles will give you a massive upgrade in flavor and will most likely put this classic Tex-Mex dish on regular rotation for you. Please give it a go when you're craving comfort food as it fits the bill perfectly 🙂...
Quick, Delicious Batch of Pinto Bean Soup
I hope this Quick, Delicious Batch of Pinto Bean Soup is further proof that Mexican soup recipes can be quite forgiving! I was low on tomatoes, lacking chipotles, and stuck with some generic canned beans.... And it was still dee-licous 🙂 How To Make a Quick Batch of Pinto Bean Soup Of course, there's even...
Bean and Rice Tostadas with Tomato-Tomatillo Salsa
Instead of thinking of the Tomato-Tomatillo Salsa as the final touch on these Bean and Rice Tostadas, it's better to think of it as the starting point! You can make so many quick meals with a freshly made Salsa, and this meal is proof of that. I hope this post inspires you to try out...
Quick Charro Beans Dinner
Here's another easy weeknight meal I've been making lately: Quick Charro Beans Dinner. Charro Beans have a full, hearty flavor, and if you serve 'em up with some loaded tortillas then it quickly becomes a satisfying meal. Feel free to get creative with the crispy, cheesy tortillas -- that's partly what makes me look forward...