In these Chicken, Black Bean, and Spinach Enchiladas, corn tortillas are filled with tender, shredded chicken, black beans, and fresh spinach. Then they’re smothered in both roasted tomatillo salsa and a tangy sour cream sauce. These are addicting!  Click HERE to save this recipe for Chicken, Black Bean, and Spinach Enchiladas to Pinterest! This post …

We’ve combined two of our recent dinner time favorites – Chicken Enchiladas and Chili – into this new recipe for Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Chili. Tender chunks of chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes, and corn simmer in a creamy, cheesy, enchilada flavored chili base for a creative take on a bowl of chili. A big thank …

Classic Fish Tacos get a healthy and quick makeover for busy weeknights in these Fish Taco Quinoa Bowls with Cilantro Lime Kale Slaw. This recipe for was created in partnership with LoveTheWild. I love to cook. How is that for stating the obvious? What isn’t so obvious, is that there are times, even for me, that cooking …

Black Bean, Sweet Potato and Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps are perfect for satisfying your next Taco Tuesday craving while helping you stick with the inevitable New Year’s Resolution to eat healthier. Click HERE to save this recipe for Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps! Healthy Taco Lettuce Wraps Like everyone else this time of year, I’m trying to …

This Slow Cooker Baked Bean Trio with Bacon and Peppers are loaded with flavor thanks to three types of beans, bell peppers, poblano peppers, and bacon. A perfect, easy side dish for game day entertaining!  With Super Bowl 2016 approaching in just over two weeks, lots of people might have game day recipes on the brain …

Pumpkin and Turkey Black Bean Chili is a great fall chili recipe with tons of flavor. Even better, it’s super easy to make! Creating This Turkey Pumpkin Chili Recipe If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen me talking about plans to make my Beefy Kidney Bean Chili for dinner last night. Well, that didn’t …

I like to keep my pantry well stocked with lots of canned beans because they’re one of my favorite pantry staples and go-to ingredients for quick, inexpensive meals. Beans are perfect when you have a small amount of leftover meal that you’d like to stretch a little a little further, which is exactly what I did in …

This easy Black Beans and Rice recipe is a dinner you can whip up quickly on a busy weeknight. Black beans, smoked sausage and rice is a winning combination every time! This recipe for Easy Black Beans and Rice with Smoked Sausage is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wolf. Click HERE …

I‘ve written so many times about kids’ lunches, but what I often struggle with is making my own lunch. It isn’t that I don’t eat during the day. It is just that more often than not, I don’t eat as good as I should. With both kids in school full time, I’m only making lunch …

This Braised Short Rib and Bacon Chili has chunks of tender beef short ribs, peppers, and kidney beans in a thick chili base. Comfort food at its finest! Easy Chili Recipe with Bacon I have fond memories of big hot bowls of chili on the Halloween nights of my childhood. Never as fancy as this …

Stuffed Peppers are kind of a classic meal from my childhood. I remember my mom stuffing green peppers with a Mexican ground beef and rice mixture. They were super easy and something I enjoyed. Consider these Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers and updated version of that classic childhood meal. The rice in the recipe is swapped …

I love tacos for dinner, especially these Black Bean and Egg breakfast Tacos. Breakfast tacos with eggs are always a personal favorite because they are delicious for breakfast or dinner. Eggs are so quick to cook up and this recipe really doesn’t make much of a mess at all in the kitchen. I love other …

These Shredded Beef, Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Poblanos are a healthier take on Chile Rellanos. The poblanos are roasted instead of friend, and they are stuffed with a mixture of Mexican shredded beef, quinoa, black beans, and corn. In the family I grew up in, birthdays were synonymous with a Tex-Mex feast. Whether it …

A simple veggie burger that is loaded with Latin flavors, these black bean quinoa burgers are a cinch to whip up and are naturally gluten-free! Being gluten-free has its challenges. But it’s much easier than you may think. For one, when you’re on a gluten-free diet because you are either allergic (have Celiac disease) or …

I always thought that when my kids got older and they were both in school that I would have so much more time. All of you veteran moms out there are probably laughing right now, and you are totally right. In reality, the time from after school pick up at 3:30 until dinner at 5:30 …

These Fall Mexican Rice Bowls are an easy recipe that I put together a few weeks ago. I was chatting with Chef Connie Guttersen about putting together a new, simple family meal idea. Connie challenged me to create a recipe that aimed for simple, easy, and everyday. She suggested that I develop a recipe that contained …

Homemade Spanish Rice loaded with all your favorite taco toppings for a tasty Taco Salad Bowl I don’t have any beautifully styled photos for your today (Just keeping it real here!). Only a recipe for Homemade Spanish Rice and Taco Salad Bowls with a photo snapped on Instagram as that is how our busy summer …

This Pasta with White Beans, Tomatoes, and Sausage dish was one of the last real meals I cooked before life started to get really crazy with moving. Looking back, I am not entirely sure how I managed to feed my family at all for the past 6 weeks. We have been on an endless cycle …

Do you have a certain ingredient that you dont’ think you’ll ever tire of? I have a few, but black beans are one of them. I don’t think I will ever get tired of black bean recipes. I wouldn’t want to eat them every day, but they are my favorite bean and I’m always eager …

Last fall I had the opportunity to attend a culinary retreat in Napa with Bush’s Beans. We had an amazing time cooking the day away at the Culinary Institute of America along side friends, new and old. It’s no secret that I love black bean recipes. I even shared my Top 5 Black Bean Recipes …

Sometimes not having time to make what’s originally on the menu can be a blessing. Sure it’s a hassle to figure out a new plan and make it work, especially when you’re just not sure what to do with the ingredients that you have for the recipe that’s no longer the plan. But sometimes that’s …

Three of my favorite things: Black Beans, Mexican, and Pizza all in one recipe. I knew from the start that this was going to be a quick favorite around here. There’s nothing gourmet about it. But sometimes that’s not what I’m craving. In fact, I’d been craving ooey, gooey, cheesy Mexican all week and this …

The Best Black Bean Recipe: Here are some of the best black bean recipes to add to your recipe rotation! These recipes using black beans and tried and true and some of our favorite ways to use black beans. Get cooking with those beans and try out a new recipe for black beans! I love …

Black beans, sweet potatoes, fire roasted salsa, and poblanos pair with black beans in this hearty, easy meatless Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili. Click HERE to save this recipe for Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili! Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili Recipe I’m tempted to call this “Emergency Black Bean Chili” because we definitely had an “emergency” …