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    Easy Mexican Recipes Using Beans

    easy 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 Charro Beans Recipe

    March 14, 2025 By Patrick 98 Comments

    Charro Beans! You won't find a heartier, more delicious batch of beans anywhere in Mexico. This version uses bacon and chipotles but feel free to add in some chorizo if you have it. So good! mexicanplease.com

    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...

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    Easy Mexican Beans and Rice Soup

    December 6, 2024 By Patrick 19 Comments

    This is a great recipe for a delicious batch of Mexican Beans and Rice Soup. Super easy to make, and tremendously satisfying.

    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...

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    Molletes -- Mexican Bean and Cheese Sandwiches

    April 12, 2024 By Patrick 21 Comments

    You probably already have all the ingredients you need for these Molletes (Mexican Bean and Cheese Sandwiches). Try them with some freshly made Pico de Gallo -- so good! mexicanplease.com

    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...

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    Quick Dinner: Pinto Bean Soup with Mini Pico Quesadillas

    February 16, 2024 By Patrick 8 Comments

    Serving up the mini quesadillas with the soup

    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...

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    Easy Peruano Bean Soup (Canary, Mayocoba)

    November 24, 2023 By Patrick 2 Comments

    Closeup of Peruano bean soup

    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...

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    Quick Batch of Peruano Pot Beans

    November 10, 2023 By Patrick 10 Comments

    The Peruano beans after cooking for 90 minutes

    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...

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    Chili con Carne

    November 3, 2023 By Patrick 68 Comments

    If you grew up with Chili then you MUST try this authentic Chili con Carne. Using dried chiles gives you a massive upgrade in flavor -- so good!

    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 🙂...

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    Quick, Delicious Batch of Pinto Bean Soup

    October 20, 2023 By Patrick 6 Comments

    Adding Crema, cilantro, and hot sauce to the 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...

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    Bean and Rice Tostadas with Tomato-Tomatillo Salsa

    July 28, 2023 By Patrick 4 Comments

    Closeup of the Bean and Rice Tostadas

    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...

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    Quick Charro Beans Dinner

    June 30, 2023 By Patrick 4 Comments

    Serving Charro Beans plain in a bowl

    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...

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