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5 delicious recipes that start with a can of beans

5 delicious recipes that start with a can of beans

At a time when we rely a lot on pantry products, we need to learn to be creative with food ourselves. That's why we have 5 delicious recipes for you that you can make with a can of beans as a base. Believe us, you'll definitely want to try this one!

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1. Beans on toast

Take a can of beans of about 500 grams. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan, add some minced garlic and fry until golden brown. Add the beans and season with salt and pepper before mashing. Take some slices of bread, rub them with some garlic and drizzle some olive oil on both sides of the slices. Roast them in the oven or in a pan until golden brown. Top the slices with the beans and drizzle more olive oil over them. Garnish your sandwiches with some leafy vegetables or herbs, some pepper and a little lemon juice. Enjoy your meal!

2. Dip of white beans and roasted red peppers

Take a 500 gram can of cannellini beans. Mash the beans together with 150-175 grams of roasted red peppers, a small clove of garlic, a teaspoon of smoked paprika and 70 milliliters of fresh lemon juice until the dip is smooth and creamy. Season the dip with some salt and pepper to taste and serve with pita bread.

3. Smoked bean tortillas

Take a 500 gram can of pinto beans. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add a sliced ​​shallot and fry it until it is soft and starting to smell. Add the beans and a half to a whole chipotle chile pepper (depending on how spicy you want your food to be). Add 70 ml of bean liquid and cook, mashing the mixture with a pestle, until the beans form a thick paste. Then spread the pasta on some tortillas and top them with peppers and grated cheese. Then bake the tortillas until the cheese has melted.

4. Cheese omelette with sweet potato and black beans

Take a 500 gram can of black beans. Heat some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add a peeled and grated sweet potato and a finely chopped garlic clove. Season it with salt and pepper. Bake until the sweet potato is soft and starting to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the beans and a handful of crumbled cheese. Take another bowl and beat two large eggs in it. Add some salt to it. Fry the eggs in the skillet for two minutes. Divide half of the bean mixture over the omelet and fold the omelet in half. Repeat the same with two more eggs and the other half of the bean mixture.

5. Black bean burgers

Take two 500 gram cans of black beans. Place them in a food processor along with 35 grams of breadcrumbs, a large egg, a teaspoon of smoked paprika, a teaspoon of cumin, a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of pepper and a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Stir everything together and turn on the food processor briefly to knead everything together. Divide the dough into five burgers about 2 centimeters thick and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Heat some oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry the burgers, pressing them gently with a spatula until they are brown on both sides. This will take about 6 minutes per side. Serve the burgers on buns with toppings of your choice. Tip:barbecue sauce goes well with the taste of the beans!

Source: Realsimple.com