Black bean chili/6 recipes

An easy crock pot beef stew recipe. This beef stew with tomato soup, potatoes, and carrots provides plenty of sauce. Perfect for serving with egg noodles, rice or crusty bread.

This delicious spaghetti sauce is perfect for any type of pasta you like or can be used for sandwiches.

I ALWAYS add tons of seasonal veggies!!! This one had snow peas, carrots, eggplant, and asian prickly zucchini!

A delicious change from the standard Krab or Clam dip.

Steamed fresh beets match perfectly with this balance of orange and balsamic vinegar.

Basic Shepherds Pie recipe

Asparagus and red bell pepper are tossed with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil, then roasted in the oven. It's refreshingly delicious. An ideal spring side dish.

Instead of baking in the oven, I cooked it in a skillet. Browned the onions with a bit olive oil and garlic first, next browned carrots and celeries; then added remaining ingredients, brought to a boil, and simmered for about 30 minutes. Very tasty and filling, I had it with a few warm corn tortillas. Yum!

This quick and easy pasta salad is succulent and tasty, and it only needs you to boil some pasta, toss everything all together. Here it s.

Chicken and Sausage Chili recipe

The Cincinatti Chili is, would you believe, an alternative to spaghetti sauce. It's mild and sweet (the cinnamon does that), and won't burn anyone's mouth unless you serve it boiling.

Light and tasty. Serve the soup with a few slices of garlic bread, delicious.

I made these muffins with the leftover zucchini pulp from the basil and ricotta stuffed zucchini recipe. They turned out fluffy, moist and packed with yumminess. Another awesome recipe to make zucchini into something delicious :-)

Quite tasty and filling. I used black bean instead of pinto beans, I also squeezed half of the lime juice into the dressing, and I omitted the tomatoes that I didn't have on hand. I did think a ripe yet juice tomatoes would add more great flavor. Served it on a bed of lettuce and home-baked tortilla chips.

Tired of cooking chicken the plain old style? How about making it Thai style this time! And with a hint of tamarind added to it, there is no way you can keep yourself from licking the last morsel of it left off the plate. What’s more? It is quick and easy to make and can be prepared in a jiffy whenever you have unannounced guests at home. A classic Thai recipe, this sweet and sour chicken stir fry even though is a meal by itself but when served with fragrant jasmine rice they take the eating experience to a whole new level. Try is right away!

A hearty vegetarian version of my favorite soup. It's easy to make it vegetarian by using roasted vegetable stock instead of beef stock. By adding a leftover parmesan rind (I save them in the freezer for this soup) it adds extra flavor. (optional)