restaurant style at home

Do you have a favorite bean? Are you a big fan of pinto beans? Navy beans? Lima beans? Green beans? Me, I am a HUGE fan of black beans. Honestly I would eat black beans everyday if given the opportunity, and now I can fix them at home just like my favorite Mexican food place.

Wait…Maybe I will eat them everyday now.

as good as I have had

Being from Texas I have had my fair share of really great Mexican food and especially some great black beans. Every chance I get I oder them with my enchiladas, tacos or burritos. I judge a restaurant by how good (or not) their beans are, and especially their black beans.

I won’t name any names but lets just say their are some restaurants that I will never go back to…just because of the beans.

Now though I don’t have to worry about it…I can make these black beans that are just as good as my favorite restaurant…yes they really are that good.

they can be a side or a main

Sometimes a big bowl of beans and this cornbread is a perfect dinner for me. I like to top the beans with some cheese, a little sour cream maybe and some fresh cilantro and I am good to go for dinner. If you want to throw in some chicken or pork that would be good too.

I also love these beans as a side dish. I love them with some grilled chicken or these fajitas. They are a perfect addition to your favorite dinner or as your dinner, and they are even better the next day so you can get several meals out of one pot.

making a new favorite

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So many options

I love to keep these beans on hand and will usually fix a pot during the weekend and incorporate them into dinners throughout the week. There are so many options for them and you need to make them ASAP.

If you want to cook them in the slow cooker you can. Just soak hem overnight and toss them into the slow cooker in the morning with everything else and let them cook all day. Make sure and taste them before serving as you may beed to adjust seasoning just a little.