Black Bean Salsa

The "Black Bean Salsa" recipe by Meggan can be found at Culinary Hill.

Submitted by Cherryl Pergande

Meggan. "Black Bean Salsa." Culinary Hill, https://www.culinaryhill.com/black-bean-salsa/#wprm-recipe-container-27964. Accessed 17 July 2018.

Texas Trail Dip

Ingredients:

• 1 (16. oz) jar of favorite salsa
• 1-1/2 cups cooked chicken (or 2 cans chicken meat)
• 1 (15 oz.) can black beans
• 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese (1 cup)
• Green onions, chopped--optional
• Bread toasts, bread cubes, or tortilla chips

Directions:

1. In a casserole with lid, combine salsa, chicken, beans, and 2/3 of cheddar cheese. Add green onions if desired. Stir well and top with remaining cheese. Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
2. Serve with bread toasts, bread cubes, or tortilla chips.

Submitted by Jan Luepke

Black Bean Soup

Ingredients:

• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 4 (15 oz.) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tbsp. lime juice
• 2 tbsp. ground cumin

Directions:

1. Cook the carrots and onion in the chicken broth until for tender. Set mixture aside. 
2. Set half of the black beans in a bowl and crush them to form a gravy for the soup. Place the crushed beans, the whole beans, garlic, lime juice and cumin in the kettle with the cooked carrots and onions. Simmer for thirty minutes. Serves with extra lime wedges and sour cream.

* NOTE: Extra chicken broth may be added to the soup if it becomes too thick.

Submitted by Marie Weber

Black Bean & Pumpkin Chili

The "Black Bean & Pumpkin Chili" by Deborah Vliet can be found at Taste of Home.

Submitted by Mary Arndt

Vliet, Deborah. "Black Bean & Pumpkin Chili." Taste of Home, https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/black-bean--n--pumpkin-chili . Accessed 18 October 2017.

Calico Beans

Ingredients:

• 6 bacon strips, diced
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (21 oz.) can pork and beans, undrained
• 1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 oz.) can lima beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp. prepared mustard
• 1 tsp. salt

Directions:

1. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Put on paper towel to drain. Discard drippings.
2. In the same skillet, cook beef and onion until beef is brown and onion tender. Drain. 
3. Combine beef and bacon with remaining ingredients. Spoon into greased 2 quart baking dish. Bake uncovered at 300°F for 1 hour.

Serves: 8-10

Submitted by Kathy Neuburg, a Taste of Home recipe

Beer Baked Beans

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. dried white beans--Great Northern or your choice
• 1/2 lb. salt pork, diced into large pieces
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tbsp. catsup
• 2 tbsp. prepared spicy brown mustard
• 1 tbsp. plus 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 8 oz. beer

Directions:

1. Soak beans overnight in cold, lightly salted water. Pour the water off in the morning. Cover again with fresh water, add a little salt. 
2. Bring beans to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Drain and save the water. Put the beans in a bean pot.
3. Mix together the catsup, molasses, mustards, brown sugar, and a little salt to taste. Stir a little of the saved hot water into the seasonings. 
4. Add the onions, seasonings, and beer to the beans. Add the salt pork and add enough of the leftover hot water to cover the beans. Cover pot tightly.
5. Bake at 250℉ for 6-8 hours. Check the beans periodically and add extra water if the top of the beans are drying out.

Submitted by Jan Luepke

Cowboy Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. bacon
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 (15 oz.) cans baked beans with pork
• 1/3 cup barbeque sauce
• 1 (7.5 oz.) package refrigerated biscuit dough

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain, and cut into bite size pieces. Set aside. Add hamburger and onion to the skillet, and cook until no longer pink, and the onion is tender. Drain.
2. Stir bacon, baked beans and barbeque sauce into the ground beef, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and place biscuits in a single layer over the top of the mixture. Cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the biscuits are done. Place two biscuits on each plate, and spoon beans over.

Submitted by Pat Reilly from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/51051/cowboy-casserole/

Heavenly Baked Beans

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lbs. hamburger
• 1 lb. bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. mustard
• 1 tsp. liquid smoke
• 1 large can baked beans
• 1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans
• 1 (16 oz.) can butter beans
• 1 (16 oz.) can lima beans
• 1 (16 oz.) can black beans
• 2 tbsp. vinegar

Directions:

1. Fry hamburger, bacon, and onion together, adding a little salt and pepper. Drain. Add all remaining ingredients.
2. Bake in oven at 350℉ for 1 hour.

 Submitted by Bill Stoecker

Black Bean Hummus

Ingredients:

• 2 (14.5 oz.) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14.5 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 3 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1-1/2 tsp. salt--more or less depending on taste
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2-3 tbsp. water (or more as needed)

Directions:

1. In a food processor or blender, add all the ingredients except water and puree until smooth and creamy.
2. If needed, slowly add water to reach desired consistency.
3. Serve with veggies, pita bread, or chips.

Submitted by Sarah Bublitz