Keep a few cans of beans in the pantry and you'll always have easy access to these 12 Mexican recipes.
And you're not allowed to have any guilt for using canned beans! When you're loading up your beans with this much flavor then it doesn't matter if you're starting with canned or home-cooked beans.
I hope you find some new ideas in this list! Keep an eye out for the Bean Tostadas as that is the one I get the most use out of lately.
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Easy Mexican Bean Soup
This is a great recipe for a soul-warming batch of Mexican Bean Soup. It uses simple, healthy ingredients, and you can easily turn this into a meal by dipping some crispy, cheesy corn tortillas in it 🙂
Black Bean and Rice Enchiladas
You can make some awesome red sauce enchiladas with a simple mixture of beans, rice, and cheese. I used both Anchos and Guajillos to make the enchilada sauce, but you'll get an equally good result when using all Ancho chiles so don't sweat the chile combo too much.
Awesome Refried Beans
By now you're probably familiar with these Refried Beans, but I keep mentioning them because I get so much mileage out of them! Infusing your beans with the smoky heat of chipotles is the key -- this gives them incredible flavor and will keep you coming back for more. Keep some of these in the fridge and your life gets much simpler 🙂
Bean Tostadas with Avocado and Queso Fresco
You can get wildly creative with Bean Tostadas for some quick, impromptu meals -- especially if you've already got some refried beans in the fridge! For this batch I topped with avocado, Queso Fresco, and freshly made Salsa. Yum!
Chile Verde Rice and Beans
Chile Verde is a flavor explosion and you can serve it up with some plain ol' rice and beans for a quick, satisfying meal. The key to the Chile Verde sauce is the roasted Poblano flavor, so try to add Poblanos to your grocery list if this meal sounds appealing.
Enfrijoladas
Enfrijoladas are wildly versatile and once you get familiar with them you’ll find all sorts of ways to customize them to your liking. Drench your tortillas in the chipotle-infused bean puree and then load them up how you see fit! I used avocado bits, cheese, and Mexican Crema for this batch.
Quick Bean Dip For Dinner
I've been making this impromptu Bean Dip for dinner over the past couple weeks. You can easily serve it up next to some chips, but I dip crispy, cheesy corn tortillas in it and that turns it into a meal for me. Keep this easy recipe in mind for weeknights when nothing sounds good -- it's fast, easy, and wildly satisfying.
Spicy Bean and Egg Burritos
Once you've got some Refried Beans in the house you can easily whip up these Spicy Bean and Egg Burritos. This recipe makes 8 mini-sized burritos that I put on standby in the freezer for some quick, no-thinking-involved meals.
Spicy Black Bean Nachos
Use a spicy black bean puree as the base of your Nachos and all is well in the world for a few minutes. These are delicious even with just the beans and cheese, so you can consider everything else on top a bonus! Dipping these in some Easy Guacamole is a good option too.
Black Bean and Guacamole Tostadas
This is a quick meal that I make on a regular basis. The bean-n-guac combo is awesome, and the fat from the avocados turns this into a filling meal for me.
Molletes
Molletes are open faced bean and cheese sandwiches that can be made in a matter of minutes. I usually put these in the oven for a few minutes to crisp them up and then top with some freshly made Pico de Gallo. And they are really, really good 🙂
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
This versatile Black Bean and Corn Salsa will have you dreaming up all sorts of ways to consume it. Lately I use it for taco salads -- simply add some chopped romaine, a drizzle of dressing, and dinner is served.
Easy Mexican Beans and Rice Soup
This Mexican Beans and Rice Soup is new to the site and I'm really enjoying it lately. It's super easy to make, and when everything is built from scratch it is tremendously satisfying. Don't forget to roast those tomatoes!
Spicy Black Bean Pizza
Pizza?! This is a crispy, thin crust pizza that relies on your familiar black bean puree and a thin layer of garlic oil to create a vegetarian delight that will have you re-thinking the true meaning of Pizza 🙂
Easy Breakfast Tostadas
If you start with a warm tostada shell and a layer of refried beans then the possibilities for Breakfast Tostadas are endless! I topped with scrambled eggs, cheese, cilantro, and hot sauce. Yum 🙂
And here's the latest addition to the site: Bean and Rice Tostadas. This is such a quick, satisfying meal, and there is tons of leeway on the fixings. The freshly made Salsa is the key though, so no skipping that 🙂
This one 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 🙂
Okay, I hope you found some ideas in this list!
Just keep a few cans of beans in the pantry and you'll have plenty of quick meals to choose from! By the way, I use chipotles to flavor the beans in most of these recipes -- click here if you want to see more about working with chipotles in adobo.
Enjoy!!
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Sherry Hall
Any good ideas on some "add in ingredients" and/or how to "doctor" up some canned black beans and/or canned refried black beans to make them taste more like the ones I get at a Mexican (or tex mex) restaurant??
Patrick
Hey Sherry! Yeah here is the recipe I use for that:
https://www.mexicanplease.com/make-refried-beans/
Adding chipotles to refried beans is a gamechanger and it's the easiest way I have found to quickly load them up with flavor. Cheers.
julie
I've made the enfriojoladas a few times now, yum. I look forward to trying a few more of these. I have a whole collection of dried beans, and I use them all in good time. Thanks!
Patrick
Thanks Julie! Hope you find some more keepers in this list...I'm getting tons of mileage from the tostadas and soups lately 🙂
Susan
I’d use pinto beans in all of these recipes
They look great
Especially the bean and egg burrito
With salsa verde, bean and eggs are fantastic!!
Mmmm
Patrick
Thanks Susan!