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Mexican Black Beans

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Quick and always reliable, this Mexican Black Beans recipe is super easy to make. A delicious side dish with Tofu Tacos, Vegetarian Enchiladas or along side Spanish Brown Rice, this Mexican beans recipe comes together with ease. Check out my How to Cook Black Beans from scratch recipe to make the tastiest black beans! This recipe is vegetarian, vegan and easily gluten free.

Mexican black beans from canned black beans, in a bowl.

Table of Contents

  • The Easiest Mexican Black Beans
  • Ingredients for Mexican Style Black Beans
  • Quick Guide: How to Make this Mexican Black Beans Recipe
  • A Few Recipe Notes
  • More Mexican Food Recipes to Love
  • Mexican Black Beans Recipe

The Easiest Mexican Black Beans

Quick, homemade Mexican black beans are better than anything you can get in a Mexican restaurant and an easy way to elevate your Mexican food favorite recipes. Whether sharing them as a side or in burrito bowls, this simple recipe from canned or made from scratch black beans, comes together in about 15 minutes.

For this black beans recipe, you’ll use cooked beans as the base. Use either canned or cooked from dry homemade beans. I prefer homemade, but something you’ll always find in my pantry are canned black beans, just in case homemade doesn’t happen.

Ingredients for Mexican Style Black Beans

To make Mexican style black beans, you only need a few seasoning ingredients and fire roasted tomatoes to take the flavor of these beans over the top! Here’s what you’ll need (see recipe card for details):

  • Cooked Black Beans – cooking black beans from scratch is so simple or use canned
  • Onion
  • Salt
  • Ground Cumin
  • Garlic Powder or a Fresh Garlic Clove
  • Fire Roasted Tomatoes – from a can
  • Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (look for gluten free if needed)
  • Lime

Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are a pantry staple. I use it in all my Mexican food recipes. It has a long refrigerator life and leftovers freeze with ease. Find chipotle peppers in adobo sauce on the Mexican food isle of your grocery store. They amp up the smoky flavors in this Mexican black beans recipe. 

Chopping onions on a cutting board and preparing other ingredients.     Chopping chilis in adobo on a cutting board. All the ingredients in a sauce pot with a spoon ready to cook.

Quick Guide: How to Make this Mexican Black Beans Recipe

What I love about these Mexican beans is that they come together in about 15 minutes. In summary, here’s how to pull this mouthwatering recipe together (see recipe card for details):

  • First, add the black beans to a small sauce pot with their cooking liquid (do not drain).
  • Next, add the onions, salt, cumin, garlic, tomatoes and chili pepper and adobo sauce.
  • Last, bring to a simmer on medium heat, reduce heat and lid. Stirring occasionally, cook on low until the onions are tender. Stir in a bit of lime juice just before sharing.

The bean brine thickens as the beans cook and create a creamy, flavorful base for this black bean side dish.

Mexican Style Black Beans in a bowl shared with a lemon wedge.

A Few Recipe Notes

  • If you are someone who loves black beans, you can easily and economically cook black beans from dry beans using my How to Make Black Beans guide. Homemade beans are so flavorful, they’re freezer friendly and can be used in many of your favorite Mexican food recipes. 
  • How Spicy? Take the spicy up or down in this recipe by adjusting the amount of chipotle pepper. If you prefer spicy black beans, use a whole or half pepper. If you prefer just a little spice, leave it out, but be sure to include the adobo sauce. There’s so much flavor there!
  • For meal prep, these Mexican style black beans can be made up to two days in advance and are freezer friendly.
  • This Mexican black beans recipe yields four modest servings, but the recipe doubles with ease if needed.

RELATED: Build a better burrito bowl! Whip up this Mexican Corn Salsa and Mexican Chipotle Salsa recipes to make all your Mexican food veggie bowl dreams come true!

More Mexican Food Recipes to Love

  • Spanish Brown Rice
  • Tostadas with Fajita Veggies
  • Homemade Sofritas Recipe – Burrito Bowl Style
  • Mexican Inspired Tofu Tacos
  • Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
  • Rancheros Tofu Scramble
  • Roasted Cauliflower Tinga Tacos
  • Cheesy Tofu Enchiladas

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How to Cook canned black beans on stove
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Mexican Black Beans Recipe

Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Servings:4 Servings
Calories:129kcal
Author:Traci York | Vanilla And Bean
Mexican Black Beans are super easy to make! A delicious side dish for those tacos, enchiladas or for burrito bowls, this Mexican black beans recipe comes together quick! This recipe is vegetarian, vegan and easily gluten free.
This recipe yields four modest servings, but it doubles with ease if needed.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 C (465g) Cooked Black Beans undrained, about one can or cooked from scratch
  • 1/4 C (35g) Red or White Onion diced, about 1/4 small onion
  • 1/2 C (140g) Fire Roasted Tomatoes from a can, freeze the leftovers
  • 2 tsp Adobo Sauce Gluten free if needed *see note
  • 1 Chipotle Pepper minced, gluten free if needed. (optional - but takes the spicy up!) from the can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder or 1 garlic clove minced
  • Lime Juice

Instructions

  • In a small sauce pot, add the cooked black beans and their cooking liquid, onions, tomatoes, adobo sauce, chipotle pepper if using, salt, cumin, and garlic powder.
  • Bring the ingredients to a simmer. Lid, turn the heat to low and gently cook for about 15 minutes or until the onions have softened.
  • Stir in a good squeeze of lime juice and taste for salt adjustment.
  • Store in a lidded container in the refrigerator for up to three days or in the freezer for up to two weeks. Thaw overnight in the fridge and gently rewarm on the stove top.

Notes

*Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are a pantry staple. I use it in all my Mexican food recipes. It has a long refrigerator life and leftovers freeze with ease. Find Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce on the Mexican food isle of your grocery store. 
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.
Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 802mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg
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