CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND SAUSAGE

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Cuban Black Beans and Sausage, if you have a large family or crowd to feed, need a budget-friendly meal, or like to use pantry staples, this recipe is a keeper!

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If you had told me when I was younger that I’d eat black beans and love them, I would have agreed that I would not! But wow, they are wonderful! As well, they’re healthy, inexpensive, and easy to prepare! What’s not to like!?

You can serve these beans alone, with a dollop of sour cream, or over rice or quinoa.

Cuban Black Beans and Sausage

CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND SAUSAGE

  1. You can use pork, chicken, or turkey sausage. As well you could use ground beef, turkey, or chicken.
  2. For the jalapeno, you can use fresh or pickled.
  3. As well, you can use real bacon bits instead of cooking it yourself.
  4. You can use canned, rinsed black beans. In this case, after you cook the sausage and bacon, simmer all the ingredients on the stove for about 30 minutes or bake at 300 for 50 to 60 minutes.
  5. Alternatively, you can cook this in a slow cooker. After browning the sausage and bacon, place everything in the slow cooker and cook on low 6 to 8 hours, or high 4 hours.
A bowl full of meat and vegetables with tomatoes.

TO SOAK OR NOT TO SOAK


  • 24-hour method: Place the dried beans in a largeย bowlย and cover with cold water. Allow to soakย for 24 hours. Drain and rinse the beans before proceeding.


  • Quick method: (I prefer the 24-hour method, as it seems as if the beans get softer.) Add beans to a large pot and cover with hot water. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and allow the beans to sit in the hot water for one hour. Drain the beans and rinse them with cold water before proceeding with the recipe.

  • Instant Pot: If you forgot to soak the beans and really don’t want to wait, you can 1. use canned beans 2. use an Instant Pot pressure cooker. I don’t have an Instant Pot, but I found this cooking time guide for you.
A Dutch oven full of stew with a spoonful.

BLACK BEANS NUTRIENTS ARE EXCELLENT

  • They help strengthen bones.
  • As well, black beans aid in keeping your blood pressure low
  • They help manage diabetes
  • Black beans help fight heart disease.
  • A single serving, 1/2 cup, has 114 calories, ย 7.62 g protein, 20.39 g carbohydrate, 7.5 g fiber, and 23 mg calcium (source)

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CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Black beans are baked with sausage, bacon, jalapenos, and spices for a hearty meal.
Author: Paula
5 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

PREPARE THE BEANS

  • Clean then soak the beans. To soak, place the dried beans in a largeย bowlย and cover with cold water. Allow to soakย for 12 to 24 hours. Rinse and drain the beans before proceeding.

COOK

  • Cook the sausage and onion and drain. Cook the bacon and reserve 3 tablespoons of the drippings.
  • In a large Dutch oven or oven-safe pot, place the beans, sausage, and bacon.
  • Add water, beef broth, bacon drippings, condensed beef base, tomatoes and green chiles, Worcestershire, jalapeno, garlic, and spices. Stir gently.
  • Cover and place in 300ยฐF oven for 2 hours. Uncover if you want less liquid in the beans.
  • Alternately, you can cook on the stovetop on simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
  • Remove from oven and serve plain, with sour cream and cilantro, or over rice or quinoa.
  • Cover and refrigerate leftovers up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 709mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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  1. 5 stars
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