DollopWhat to make with black beans: 97 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on black beans, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave black bean burrito bowl, on the table in 10 minutes, and the cheapest is Crispy black bean burgers at $1.03 a serving. 53 of them are simple enough for a first try.
Microwave black bean burrito bowl
$2.65 a serving
10 min
Microwave tofu scramble with black beans
$2.58 a serving
12 min
Black bean and corn salad
$2.01 a serving
15 min
Black bean and corn tacos
$2.35 a serving
20 min
Black bean chilaquiles
$2.75 a serving
20 min
Chili lime shrimp with cauliflower rice
$6.31 a serving
20 min
Crispy black bean tacos
$2.26 a serving
20 min
Smashed black bean quesadillas
$2.11 a serving
20 min
Black bean and corn skillet
$2.44 a serving
25 min
Ground turkey taco skillet
$2.40 a serving
25 min
Sheet pan black bean nachos
$2.17 a serving
25 min
Sheet pan shrimp nachos
$2.44 a serving
25 min
Soft scrambled egg and black bean tacos
$2.58 a serving
25 min
Taco salad
$3.72 a serving
25 min
Instant Pot Mexican quinoa
$2.41 a serving
30 min
Sheet pan beef nachos
$3.56 a serving
30 min
Sheet pan chorizo nachos
$2.76 a serving
30 min
Sweet potato and black bean quesadillas
$2.46 a serving
30 min
Beef enchilada skillet
$3.15 a serving
35 min
Instant Pot canned chicken and rice
$2.28 a serving
35 min
Sheet pan chicken nachos
$2.40 a serving
35 min
Sizzling veggie fajitas
$2.28 a serving
35 min
Tempeh and black bean tacos
$3.27 a serving
35 min
Chicken fajita soup
$2.34 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot shrimp burrito bowls
$3.25 a serving
40 min
Instant Pot vegetarian burrito bowls
$2.28 a serving
40 min
Mexican chicken quinoa skillet
$3.62 a serving
40 min
Smoky black bean soup
$2.20 a serving
40 min
BBQ chicken cornbread casserole
$2.10 a serving
45 min
Black bean and sweet potato tacos
$1.63 a serving
45 min
Black bean enchilada pasta bake
$2.65 a serving
45 min
Cheesy bean taco bake
$1.65 a serving
45 min
Roasted butternut squash tacos with black beans
$3.00 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan BBQ chicken salad
$3.45 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan black bean and sweet potato hash
$2.15 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan chorizo and sweet potatoes
$2.21 a serving
45 min
Taco casserole
$2.43 a serving
45 min
Taco soup
$2.36 a serving
45 min
Sheet pan jerk cauliflower and sweet potatoes with black beans
$2.88 a serving
50 min
Sheet pan sweet potato nachos
$2.23 a serving
50 min
Sheet-pan nacho potato wedges
$3.05 a serving
50 min
Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min
Easy three-bean chili
$2.45 a serving
55 min
Turkey chili
$3.16 a serving
55 min
Loaded sweet potatoes with chili-lime black beans
$1.91 a serving
70 min
Slow cooker chicken enchilada casserole
$2.41 a serving
200 min
Slow cooker quinoa enchilada casserole
$2.02 a serving
200 min
Crockpot chicken taco soup
$2.21 a serving
380 min
Slow cooker pumpkin chili
$1.55 a serving
380 min
Slow cooker chicken enchilada soup
$2.44 a serving
400 min
Slow cooker chicken tortilla soup
$2.19 a serving
400 min
Slow cooker baked potatoes with black beans and cheese
$1.88 a serving
490 min
Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
$1.89 a serving
630 min
Air fryer black bean chimichangas
$1.29 a serving
30 min
Instant Pot black bean taco pasta
$2.35 a serving
30 min
Korean BBQ black bean tacos with quick slaw
$1.49 a serving
30 min
Air fryer black bean taquitos
$1.38 a serving
35 min
Air fryer sweet potato burrito bowls
$3.59 a serving
35 min
Black bean and corn fritters with lime crema
$1.16 a serving
35 min
Enfrijoladas (tortillas in black bean sauce)
$1.89 a serving
35 min
Jerk black beans with coconut rice and mango
$2.61 a serving
35 min
Vegetarian burrito bowls
$2.99 a serving
35 min
Air fryer tostones with Cuban black beans
$1.97 a serving
40 min
Beef burrito bowls
$3.39 a serving
40 min
Black beans and rice
$1.35 a serving
40 min
Crispy black bean burgers
$1.03 a serving
40 min
Cuban shredded chicken (ropa vieja de pollo)
$3.22 a serving
40 min
Fish burrito bowls
$2.27 a serving
40 min
Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min
Smothered bean burritos
$2.81 a serving
40 min
Chicken tortilla soup
$3.86 a serving
45 min
Gallo pinto (Costa Rican rice and beans)
$1.34 a serving
45 min
Ground turkey and sweet potato meal prep bowls
$3.31 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot chicken burrito bowls
$2.89 a serving
45 min
Mexican street corn rice bowls
$2.17 a serving
45 min
Southwest chicken mason jar salads
$3.36 a serving
45 min
Black bean enchiladas
$2.76 a serving
50 min
Chorizo and rice
$1.91 a serving
50 min
Freezer breakfast burritos
$1.69 a serving
50 min
Taco zucchini boats with black beans
$2.29 a serving
50 min
Creamy spinach and mushroom enchiladas
$3.45 a serving
55 min
Instant Pot chili
$2.48 a serving
55 min
Sweet potato black bean chili
$2.67 a serving
55 min
Freezer black bean and potato burritos
$1.53 a serving
60 min
Freezer chicken burritos
$1.78 a serving
60 min
Air fryer black bean empanadas
$2.39 a serving
65 min
Air fryer loaded potato skins with black beans
$2.52 a serving
65 min
Black bean tamale pie
$1.50 a serving
65 min
Mexican lasagna
$2.82 a serving
65 min
Vegetarian stuffed peppers
$2.40 a serving
70 min
Chicken and rice stuffed peppers
$2.96 a serving
75 min
Sweet potato enchiladas
$2.46 a serving
75 min
Slow cooker black bean enchilada casserole
$1.87 a serving
275 min
Black beans and plantains with rice
$1.75 a serving
45 min
Cuban mojo chicken with black beans and rice
$2.64 a serving
70 min
Zucchini enchiladas
$3.23 a serving
70 min
Black bean pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$1.81 a serving
85 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
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