Cafe Rio Chili Beans Recipes

CAFE RIO CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low for 2 hours.
• Serve on Cafe Rio pork.

CAFE RIO STYLE BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• In a non stick pan, cook garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat until fragrance is released, about one minute. Be careful not to burn garlic.
• Add beans, cook down for about 5 minutes until some of the liquid from the beans is absorbed and evaporated.
• Add can of tomato juice and seasoning to taste.
• Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve.
• Place oil in large pot.
• Add garlic and cumin, cook over medium heat until fragrance is released, about one to two minutes.
• Add black beans and tomato juice and salt to taste. Cook until mixture is heated through on medium heat.
• When mixture has cooked 20- 30 minutes, turn off heat and add chopped cilantro.
• Cool and store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, heat slowly on medium heat, stirring gently to avoid burning beans at bottom of pan. Add more tomato juice if needed.
• This may be made and stored up to five days before serving.

GROUND BEEF CHILI WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes into a large stockpot over medium heat.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to the stockpot.
• Cook and stir chorizo in the same hot skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer chorizo to the stockpot.
• Heat oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic until very well cooked and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add cumin and chili powder and cook for about 3 minutes more. Transfer onions to the stockpot with lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Stir black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans into the pot.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat and lightly saute bell peppers, about 5 minutes. Add to the stockpot.
• Add corn to the stockpot and season with additional salt and pepper. Add hot sauce to taste and simmer for 30 minutes more. Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve.

RIC'S CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• On Medium high heat brown ground beef in a skillet or dutch oven.
• Add 1/4 tsp blk pepper and the onion salt with seasoned salt. Drain.
• Add beans and tomato sauce, chili powder and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Seve as a side to meat or serve in bowls as a meal.
• We enjoy saltine crackers, chips or tortillas with this chili.

CAFE RIO CILANTRO-LIME RICE

Steps:

• Brown onion and rice in oil.
• Place water/stock, bouillon, cilantro, lime zest, and salt in blender till blended thoroughly.
• Add water mixture to rice and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• When rice is cooked, fluff with fork and add lime juice.
• Serve with Cafe Rio pork and beans.

CAFE RIO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook all together in a crock pot for 4 hours on low.
• Shred meat.
• cook 1 additional hour.
• Enjoy!