'Anything Goes' Easy Black Beans

This versatile easy black bean recipe with jalapeño, garlic, and onion can be served in tortillas, with scrambled eggs, or on rice — anything goes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 148 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth, or more to taste, divided
• 1 dash chipotle-flavored hot sauce, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine black beans, 1 cup chicken broth, tomato paste, and cumin in a heavy pot over low heat; simmer until hot, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño; cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir into beans to combine.

Step 3

Stir sugar into bean mixture; add more chicken broth if you like a more liquid consistency. Season with hot sauce; simmer until broth develops a savory flavor from vegetables, 10 to 15 minutes.