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.

Ingredients Needed

• Black Beans, I use canned, but 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.
• Garlic
• Cumin
• Olive Oil
• Tomato Juice
• Cilantro 

How to Make Cafe Rio Black Beans

• Drain and rinse beans.

• Sauté 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 the beans begin to 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

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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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