Best 5 Cheesy Black Bean Casserole Recipes

HEALTHY BLACK BEAN SKILLET RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare ingredients: Dice onion. Dice bell pepper. Mince garlic.
• 2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3-4 minutes.
• 3. Add garlic, both canned beans (DON'T RINSE!), corn, and enchilada sauce to skillet. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium.
• 4. Stirring frequently, let bean mixture thicken, and cook for about 10 minutes.
• 5. Meanwhile, prep any toppings and/or bell peppers for scooping.
• 6. Stir cheese into bean mixture and serve with tortilla chips, bell peppers, and desired toppings.

BLACK BEAN, CHEESE, AND TORTILLA CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Oil a 9- or 10-inch casserole dish and set aside.
• Warm the olive oil in a chef's pan or large, deep skillet set over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and sauté until soft and translucent, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic, scallions, and cumin, and sauté about a minute more, or until fragrant.
• Stir in the black beans, tomato sauce, and salsa, lower the heat, and simmer, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Cover the bottom of the baking dish with 4 tortillas, overlapping or trimming to fit if necessary (if you are using a rectangular or oblong dish, you may want to cut a couple of the tortillas in half to get a better fit; don't worry if the tortillas don't cover the entire dish.)
• Toss the cheeses together in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle the tortillas with 1/3 of the cheese.
• Top with 1/2 of the tomato-bean mixture, smoothing the top with a spatula.
• Arrange 4 more tortillas over the beans, top with 1/3 of the cheese, and the rest of the beans.
• Top the casserole with the rest of the tortillas.
• Sprinkle evenly with the rest of the cheese, drizzle with a little olive oil, and bake, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more, or until golden and bubbly.
• Remove from the oven and allow the casserole to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Top as desired with guacamole , salsa, sour cream, and hot sauce.
• Serve and enjoy.

CHEESY WHITE BEAN-TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic until it's lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste (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 and browned in spots, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as toasted as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for a minute or 2. Serve at once.

CHEESY REFRIED BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread a little butter on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat some butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the peppers and onions and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Off heat, add the tequila, then return to the heat and cook until evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the chili powder, garlic, jalapenos and some salt and pepper and cook for a minute or 2. Add the beans to the skillet and stir to combine everything. Cook until warmed through, about 4 minutes.
• Spread half of the beans in the prepared baking dish. Top with half of the Cheddar and pepper Jack cheeses. Spread on the remaining beans and top with the remaining cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted and just beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHEESY BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl; add the beans. In a nonstick skillet, saute onion in oil for 4-5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat., In a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray, layer a third of the rice mixture, cheese and tomato mixture. Repeat layers. Layer with remaining rice mixture and tomato mixture. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.