Cafe Rio Black Beans

These copycat Cafe Rio black beans are easy to make at home and are a great side dish for all your favorite Mexican food. 

Cafe Rio Black Beans are so delicious that they changed my mind about beans.  Because I have texture issues, beans are usually not my top choice but these black beans are yummy and can be served as a side dish or as part of a Cafe Rio Pork Salad.

They are easy to make and with just a few simple ingredients they are so much more favorable than just black beans straight out of the can.

Black Bean Ingredients

• Black Beans
• Garlic
• Cumin
• Olive Oil
• Tomato Juice
• Cilantro 

Do I Have to Use Canned Beans?

Instead of canned beans you can also use dry beans and make them in an Instant Pot. After they are done processing add them in, in place of the drained beans.

How to Make Cafe Rio Black Beans

• Drain and rinse beans.

• Saute garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat in a pan until you can smell it! Only about a minute. Be careful not to burn garlic as it will turn bitter.
• Add in drained beans, tomato juice and seasoning. Simmer until some of the liquid is absorbed and evaporated and thicken up.

• Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve

Check out these other copycat Cafe Rio recipes:

• Lime Cilantro Rice
• Sweet Pork
• Cafe Rio Salad and Dressing

Looking for more Mexican side dishes?

• Roasted Corn Salad
• Mexican Rice
• Green Chile Rice

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Cafe Rio Black Beans

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Delicious restaurant style black beans, just like they serve at Cafe Rio. 

serves: 6 servings

Prep:10 minutes minutes

Cook:15 minutes minutes

Total:25 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2-15 oz cans black beans (drained)
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 2 teaspoons cumin or cumin seed
• ▢ 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 1/2 C tomato juice
• ▢ salt kosher or sea salt and pepper to taste
• ▢ 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

• In a pan,saute garlic, cumin and olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it! Only about a minute. Be careful not to burn garlic as it will turn bitter.
• Add beans, tomato juice and seasoning. Simmer until some of the liquid is absorbed and evaporated.
• Stir in chopped cilantro when ready to serve

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 88kcal (4%) Carbohydrates: 5g (2%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 7g (11%) Sodium: 7mg Potassium: 184mg (5%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 2g (2%) Vitamin A: 325IU (7%) Vitamin C: 11.6mg (14%) Calcium: 17mg (2%) Iron: 0.9mg (5%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Side Dish

Cuisine:Mexican

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