Caribbean Black Bean Casserole Recipes

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil until barely soft.
• Add the spices and sauté until very soft.
• Stir in the beans and orange juice and sauté for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
• Mash a few of the beans with a fork or the back of a spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Adjust the consistency to your liking by adding orange juice or mashing more beans. You can also blend the beans with additional orange juice to make an excellent bean dip!

BLACK BEAN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the onions, peppers, tomatoes, picante sauce, garlic and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in the beans. , Spread a third of the mixture in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Layer with four tortillas and 2/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers; top with remaining beans., Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with toppings.

CARIBBEAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet. Gently saute onions, garlic and hot peppers, then add beans and vinegar and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the rice to the beans, then stir in stock, reduce heat, and simmer until rice is cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in parsley, chives, hot sauce, salt, and pepper and serve.

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.

BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry onion and garlic for approximately 5 minutes.
• In a casserole dish combine fried onion and garlic, diced potatoes, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes, taco seasoning and water.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Stiring halfway through.

CARIBBEAN BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving liquid and tidbits separately. Add enough water to the pineapple liquid to equal 3 1/2 cups. Pour the liquid & water into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add rice mix; cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is done.
• Meanwhile, cook sausage links in a skillet until browned. Remove sausage when done and wipe skillet clean. Cut the sausage into slices and return to pan; add olive oil, garlic, and red pepper. Cook until pepper is tender.
• Add rum, vinegar and seasonings to the same pan. Remove from heat. Stir in beans, rice, and pineapple chunks. Mix well.
• Transfer to a large baking dish. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until well heated. Serve with sour cream.