Mostly From Scratch Cuban Black Beans

Making an amazing dish from canned black beans is very simple. This Cuban black beans recipe with prove that. With the all of the ingredients that are added to the black beans, it has so much flavor and makes such an amazing main meal or side dish that you can be proud of!

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Total Time: 30 minutes

About this black beans recipe:

This mostly from scratch cuban black beans recipe is my favorite recipe for a classic cuban black beans dish that can be made very quickly and still taste great. These are called mostly from scratch because to make cooking a little faster, we use canned black beans instead of dried.

To make sure we are respecting the traditional cuban black beans dish that is usually cooked all day from dried beans, we give these canned beans a real flavor upgrade. This recipe tastes like it came from a restaurant and has been cooking all day. 

You have to trust me on this. These are so delicious and so easy to make.

What to serve with this black bean recipe:

I love serving these Spanish black beans over a bed of basmati rice along with my cumin and lime slaw which adds freshness and some crunch. It is such a great combination of flavors. This is a dish combo that we eat on a regular basis in our house.

What I love about this Black Bean recipe:

• This recipe uses canned black beans which save so much time. I love working with canned beans because it makes getting a meal on the table so much easier. When I am not making this black beans dish, I am making a spiced up version of pinto beans or an Italian version of cannellini beans, all with canned beans.
• These can be used as a main dish with a side of rice.
• It is really big on flavor and it is healthy.

If you wanted to cook your beans from scratch and used dried beans, that will work fine too. You would just want to cook your black beans until just tender and then follow the steps in this recipe once that is done.

Cooking with canned black beans:

For this canned black beans recipe, you want to make sure that you pour your beans into a colander and rinse them under cold water until the liquid turns clear coming off the beans. The reason for this is the canned beans have a thick brine on them and it is not at all what you want in your recipe.

Once you do this step, you can proceed to the recipe portion below.

Some ways to use these Cuban black beans:

• As I mentioned above, these beans are great served over rice and with my cumin and lime coleslaw!
• These beans would also make a great addition/side to pulled pork or chicken.
• They even would make a great filling for burritos!

Using beans as the main dish:

Black beans and beans in general are a real healthy way to get your protein and iron. I make lots of dishes with all varieties of beans because of this. My pesto pasta has cannellini beans in it, my pasta fagioli is a soup made with beans as the base and my collard greens with pintos uses beans to round out the meal.

Beans are just a very economical and healthy dish to make. I love making this cuban black beans recipe often not just because of taste but because I try to plan a certain number of meatless meals per week and this fits that bill.

This recipe also makes a great vegetarian option for when you are entertaining for someone who cannot eat meat. It will taste so good that everyone including meat eaters will love it.

More Recipes With Beans:

• Cannellini Beans With Pancetta
• Collard Greens With Ham And Beans
• Refried Bean Tostadas
• Pasta Fagioli
• Pesto Pasta