Best 6 Bean And Cheese Stack Recipes

EIGHT LAYER TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, chiles, cilantro, oregano, chili powder & cumin. Saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add tomato juice and cook until thick, about 8 minutes.
• Divide vegetable mixture in half, combining black beans with one half and white beans with the other half. Mix well and set both aside.
• Mix cheeses together and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Line a 9-inch pie plate with foil, allowing 6 inches of foil to extend over opposite edges of the plate. Repeat with another sheet of foil, crossing over the plate opposite the first piece. Coat foil generously with cooking spray.
• Place 1 tortilla in the bottom of baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup white bean mixture over tortilla; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with tortilla, pressing gently.
• Spread 1 cup black bean mixture over second tortilla; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with tortilla, pressing gently.
• Repeat until all tortillas, filling and cheese is used up, ending with cheese.
• Bring the edges of the foil up to center, folding to seal.
• Bake for 40 minutes; let stand out of oven for 10 minutes before unwrapping. Remove foil packet from pan; unwrap. Cut into wedges and serve with sour cream.

BURRITO STACK

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook tortillas, one at a time, in oil until lightly browned and puffed, about 30 seconds on each side. Drain on paper towels. In the same skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in beans chilies, salsa and salt. Place one tortilla in an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Top with a fourth of the bean mixture. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Repeat layers three times. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. , Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges. Garnish with toppings of your choice.

HAYSTACKS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the kidney beans, salt, chili powder and pepper. Cook over medium heat until heated through.
• To assemble the haystacks put a hand full of corn chips on a plate, follow with a spoonful of heated bean mixture, lettuce, tomato, green pepper, onions, olives, carrot, and cheddar cheese. Top with salsa and sour cream.

CHEESY, SPICY BLACK BEAN BAKE

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.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute peppers and onion in oil until tender. Stir in meat crumbles, cilantro and cumin; heat through. , Spread 1/4 cup salsa into a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray. Layer with one tortilla, a fourth of the meat crumble mixture, 1/4 cup salsa, 1/4 cup cheese, 2 or 3 jalapeno slices and 1 tablespoon olives. Repeat layers three times. Top with remaining tortilla, salsa, olives and jalapeno slices. , Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.

BLACK BEAN AND CHEESE TACOS

Steps:

• In a small pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is soft and garlic is fragrant, 3 minutes. Add cumin and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add beans and 1/2 cup water and simmer until beans are heated through, 3 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and process until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with tortillas, cheese, avocado, lettuce, and jalapenos.