Best Tex Mex Beans On Toast Recipes

BEAN TRIO

Steps:

• For the best basic beans: Cover the beans with cold water to cover by 1 inch, and soak at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
• Rinse the beans and place them in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Top with the garlic, bacon, bay leaves, onion, salt and pepper. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch, then mix and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, then cover the pot halfway (meaning, don't place the lid tightly on the pot) and cook until the liquid is thick and the beans are tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. (Continue to simmer if it needs more time.)
• Serve topped with grated Cheddar and diced red onion.
• For the Tex-Mex beans: Follow the basic beans recipe above, adding the jalapenos, chili powder and hot sauce with the bacon and other ingredients. Simmer the beans according to the directions above. Serve topped with a dollop each of guacamole, salsa and sour cream.
• For the Cajun beans: Follow the basic beans recipe above, adding the andouille sausage, paprika, chile flakes and thyme with the bacon and other ingredients. Simmer the beans according to the directions above. Serve topped with sliced green onions.

TEX-MEX BEANS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Tip the tomatoes, spring onion whites, spices and brown sauce into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and bubble for 10 mins.
• Stir in the beans with some seasoning and heat through for 5 mins. Meanwhile, toast the bread, then chunkily dice half the avocado and mix with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice.
• Squash the remaining avocado over one of the pieces of toast, and sandwich with the other. Sit on a plate and top with the hot chilli beans, followed by the diced avocado and a dollop of cooling yogurt. Scatter with the spring onion greens and tuck in.

SPICY BEANS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Put a frying pan of water on to boil for the eggs, and toast the bread. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and gently cook for a few mins until it softens. Sprinkle the spices into the pan and stir briefly to toast them. Tip in the tomatoes and beans, and warm through.
• Turn down the heat under the frying pan so that the water is just simmering, then crack in the eggs and gently poach them until the whites are firm but the yolks are still runny. Pile the beans onto the toast (you can butter the slices or leave them plain), place the eggs on top and sprinkle with extra cumin. If you have any fresh herbs around like coriander or parsley, you can sprinkle them on, too.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS & RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1 tablespoon taco seasoning; transfer to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, soup, onion, chiles and remaining taco seasoning; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours or until chicken is 165° and tender., Prepare rice according to package directions. Stir in beans; heat through. , Remove chicken from cooking juices; stir sour cream into cooking juices. Serve chicken with rice mixture and sauce. Sprinkle servings with cheese, tortilla chips and cilantro.

TEX-MEX PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and clean the beans, then bring them to a boil in 4 cups of water.
• Cook them for 2 minutes, remove from the stove, cover and let them sit for an hour.
• In a skillet, toast the cumin and chile powder over a medium high heat until they become fragrant (takes seconds).
• Put the spices aside and rinse the skillet.
• Cook the bacon in the skillet, saving the fat.
• Remove the bacon and add the onions and garlic, and saute them for a minute.
• Seed and chop the tomatoes and chop the bacon.
• When the beans have soaked an hour, drain them, and add 8 cups of fresh water and all the other ingredients, except the salt.
• Bring the beans to a boil, cover, cut the heat to low, and simmer them for about an hour.
• Remove the lid and check to see there's enough water, which should be about an inch above the beans and stay that way, then add the salt.
• Add more water if necessary.
• Start checking the beans every 15 minutes for doneness.
• To thicken the liquid, reduce it by cooking longer, or mash some of the beans.

TEX MEX PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight covered w/ water. In the morning, drain off the water.
• Mix all ingredients together in pot, cover with water by about 1 inch and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, turn to low and let cook all day or until beans are tender.
• Check and stir often, adding water as necessary.
• You can split between two crockpots and cook on high 6-7 hours or on low all day. Be warned that the juices will not be as thick as if you cooked it on the stove.