Black Bean Chipotle Grilled Cheese Recipes

CHIPOTLE BLACK BEANS (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat, heat oil until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add beans, chipotle peppers and adobo sauce, cumin, oregano, and bay leaf. Add enough water to cover and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Remove from heat. Remove chipotle chilies if desired and bay leaf. Stir in lemon and lime juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

BLACK BEAN CHIPOTLE GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan add olive oil and heat to almost smoke point.
• Add onion and saute for 1-2 minutes or until softened; stirring.
• Add green chilis, black beans, and spices; stir to combine.
• Cook and simmer on low for 3-4 minutes.
• Preheat large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
• Spread 1/4 of butter on two sides of bread, place butter side down on skillet.
• Layer havarti cheese, half of the black bean mixture, half of chipotle cheese with sprinkling of sea salt, on each slice of bread on skillet.
• Spread remaining butter on remaining pieces of bread, place butter side up on sandwiches.
• Cook approximately 2-3 minutes until crispy and browned, carefully turn sandwiches over, repeat.
• If cheese has not completely melted, cover with lid, reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes or until cheese melts and sandwich is warmed through.
• Slice in half.
• Serve!

BABS' BLACK BEAN GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Sandwich prep:.
• Heat griddle or other skillet to medium heat.
• Lightly spread butter or margarine on all 8 slices of bread, one side only.
• Place black beans on several layers of paper towels and pat them dry.
• Cut pepper jack cheese into medium-thick slices as you would for a grilled cheese sandwich. You will need enough slices to make your required number of sandwiches.
• Have your chopped onions handy.
• To build your sandwich:.
• Make grilled cheese sandwich as you normally would -- but add black beans and purple onions in with the cheese.
• Grill on each side until golden brown and check to see that the cheese is nicely melted on the inside.
• ENJOY!

CHEESY, SPICY BLACK BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Fry the garlic until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes and cumin (be careful of splattering), and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
• Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top then bake until the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as browned as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for 1 or 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE MEXICAN BLACK BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat grill or broiler.
• In skillet cook sliced mushrooms in one tablespoon canola oil for 6 minutes.
• In bowl, combine cooked mushrooms, black beans,chopped onions,bread crumbs, fresh cilantro,chopped chipotle in adobo, cumin, and Montreal steak seasoning. Form into 4 patties.
• Place on greased grill or broiler rack.
• Grill 4 minutes, turning once.
• Top with 1 cup shredded mexican cheese, divided. ( or 1 cup Shredded soy cheese)and 1/2 cup salsa.
• Cook one minute. Serve on toasted multi grain.
• hamburger buns or multi grain bread.