Best Spicy Black Bean Taco Bake Recipes

SPICY CHICKEN AND BLACK BEAN BAKE

Spicy Chicken and Black Bean Bake image

A layered, Mexican-inspired casserole that is easy to throw together and a great way to use up leftovers!

Provided by Peculiah

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 large red bell pepper, diced
½ red onion, diced
½ cup sour cream
½ cup jalapeno-flavored cream cheese
1 teaspoon taco seasoning mix
½ teaspoon salt
1 (14 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup hot water
1 tablespoon ground cumin
6 flour tortillas
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa, or to taste
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix chicken, red bell pepper, red onion, sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine black beans, hot water, and cumin in a separate bowl; roughly mash with a fork until evenly mixed.
Layer 3 tortillas into the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish. Top tortillas with 1/2 the salsa, 1/2 the black bean mixture, and 1/2 the chicken mixture. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients, ending with chicken mixture. Sprinkle casserole with mozzarella cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 356.6 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 993.4 mg, Sugar 3 g

CHEESY, SPICY BLACK BEAN BAKE

Cheesy, Spicy Black Bean Bake image

Whether or not you've fallen for this cheesy white-bean tomato bake, we'd like you to meet its bolder counterpart, smoky and spiced, with lots of melty cheese. Black beans shine in a deep-red mixture of fried garlic, caramelized tomato paste, smoked paprika and cumin. The whole skillet gets coated in a generous sprinkling of sharp Cheddar or Manchego cheese, then baked until melted. The final result is what you hope for from a really good chili or stew, but in a lot less time. For a spicier rendition, add a pinch of cayenne with the paprika, or douse the final skillet with hot sauce. Serve with tortillas, tortilla chips, rice, a baked potato or fried eggs.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories dinner, easy, weekday, beans, main course

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
5 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 (14-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup boiling water
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar or Manchego cheese (from about a 6-ounce block)

Steps:

Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Fry the garlic until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes and cumin (be careful of splattering), and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top then bake until the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as browned as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for 1 or 2 minutes. Serve immediately.