I have no car today and very little in the fridge for dinner. Any suggestions?

Question

Have a can of black beans and some fresh veggies.

Answer 1

Cuban Black Beans

"A Cuban lady down the street made these every Wednesday...wonderful stuff! She served the beans over a bowl of hot rice, and garnished them with salsa, a little sour cream, and shredded cheese. It was also good without the dairy products. Can substitute canned, rinsed beans to cut cooking time."

Original recipe yield: 8 servings.
Prep Time:15 MinutesCook Time:1 Hour 30

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound black beans, washed
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
5 cups water
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Place beans in a large saucepan with enough water to cover, and soak 8 hours, or overnight; drain.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and saute onion, green bell pepper, and garlic until tender.
Into the onion mixture, stir the drained beans, water, tomato paste, pimentos, and vinegar. Season with salt, sugar, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender.

Answer 2

Black Bean Enchiladas with Tomato Salsa

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bean Mexican

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup dried black beans
4 cups water
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 large onion -- chopped
3 cloves garlic -- minced
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 large tomatoes --chopped -- peeled, seeded
1 cup corn kernels
3 jalapeno chilies -- seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 corn tortillas -- 6 in. in diameter
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream -- (dairy)
1/2 cup monterey jack cheese -- low-fat if desired

---Tomato Salsa---
2 tomatoes -- seeded and chopped
1/3 cup red onion -- chopped
1 jalapeno pepper -- seeded and diced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

In a large saucepan over high heat, combine the beans and water and bring to a
boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 1 1/2 hours, skimming away the
gray foam that appears. Drain well.

Preheat an oven to 350¡F. Coat a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with nonstick
cooking spray.

In a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil.Add the onion
and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Add the chili powder and cumin and saute
for 1 minute. Add half of the tomatoes and the corn, chiles, salt and pepper
and simmer for 1 minute.

Wrap the tortillas in aluminum foil and warm in the oven for 5 minutes.

In a food processor with the metal blade, combine the beans and sour cream and
process until smooth. Add to the frying pan and cook until the beans are warm,
about 3 minutes.

Divide the bean mixture among the tortillas. Roll and place seam side down in
the prepared dish. Top with the remaining tomatoes and the cheese. Cover with
aluminum foil and bake until the cheese melts, about 20 minutes.

To serve, divide among 4 individual plates. Top each with an equal amount of
the Tomato Salsa.

Tomato Salsa
In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, chili, cilantro, lime juice,
salt and pepper. Stir to mix well. Cover and refrigerate until serving. One
serving is 1/2 cup.

Source: Jane Fonda Cooking for Healthu Living



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Per serving: 450 Calories; 9g Fat (18% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 75g
Carbohydrate; 17mg Cholesterol; 427mg Sodium

Answer 3

I bet you have something else.

If any eggs - veggie omelet
If have potatoes - baked with bean & veggie (sauteed on top)

black beans, canned corn, canned tomatoe, hot sauce for a salsa with chips

black beans and rice wtih steamed veggies

got any pasta?

Answer 4

If you have any tortillas you could pure the beans and add the veggies and make yourself a black bean burrito. I have done this many times and it is wonderful!

Answer 5

Mix the black beans with some rice and salsa and make a nice salad. Sounds yummy to me. I'll be right over.

Answer 6

eat the veggies and the beans

Answer 7

Call pizza delivery.

Or steam the vegetables for a high fiber vegetarian diet.

Answer 8

Spagetti!! $4
You could invite some friends over and have them bring the salad and the garlic bread.

Answer 9

Order Pizza or something

Answer 10

if you have rice you can toss all those together into a casserole with a little butter and salt (if you happen to have some cream soup, add that too!)