Southwest Pasta With Black Beans And Pico De Gallo Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the pasta al dente, save 1/4 cup of the starch water. Put the Olive Oil, Garlic, Onion, Cumin, Oregano, and Coriander in a medium skillet on medium heat. Once it starts to bubble stir in the flour. Add the Half and Half, Buillion Cube, and starch water. Once the sauce starts to thicken add the Pasta, Black Beans and Pico de Gallo. Continue cooking until warmed through, do not over cook. Serve hot or cold as a side dish or a light lunch.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 5 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables in pico de gallo are softened, 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally., Puree soup using an immersion blender, or cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender. Return to pan and heat through. Serve with toppings as desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary. Top as desired.

Steps:

• Stir together the tomato, onion, cilantro, and honey. Season with lime juice, vinegar, salt and pepper; set aside.
• Melt bacon grease in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and onion, cook until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Pour in the black beans and water, season to taste with salt and pepper, then simmer for 10 minutes or until hot. Serve topped with pico de gallo.

Steps:

• Mix black beans, frozen corn, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, chopped onion, roma tomatoes, jalapeno, salt, and pepper in medium bowl.
• Let sit for 30 minutes in refrigerator (prepare beef while this is refrigerating).
• Prepare ground beef according to directions on taco seasoning package, adding bell pepper and onion to mix the last five minutes of cooking; drain.
• Fill each pita with 2 tbsp ground beef mixture; top with 1 tbsp pico de gallo; 1 tbsp cheddar cheese; and 1 tbsp sour cream.