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I loved the flavor of these black beans and it was easy to throw everything together!

 
Rating: 5 Stars Difficulty of Recipe: 1 star
 
Black beans in a tin plate over top rice and tortilla.
For the entire Cafe Rio Recipe click HERE
 
 
Homemade Tortilla Strips
tortilla strips on top of each other.
 
A side view of tortilla strips.

 

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Cafe Rio {Copycat} Black Beans and Homemade Tortilla Strips

By: Alyssa Rivers
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients 

Ingredients for Cafe Rio CopyCat Beans:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced, about 2 teaspoons
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 (10-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 โ…“ cups tomato juice
  • ยฝ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

Ingredients for Tortilla Strips

Instructions 

Black Beans

  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add in the garlic and cumin and cook for just a minute, until it is fragrant.
  • To the skillet add the beans, tomato juice, and salt. cook everything together, stirring continually, until it is all heated through.
  • Top with cilantro to serve.

Tortilla Strips

  • Heat the frying oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Using a pizza cutter, cut the tortillas into ยฝ by 2-inch strips and set aside.
  • carefully drop the cut tortilla strips into the hot oil and fry them until thye are crispy and golden brown.
  • Remove the fried tortilla strips from the hot oil with a slotted spoon, place them on a paper towel lined plate and season with salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 10gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 330mgPotassium: 537mgFiber: 10gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 365IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican, Mexican American
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About Alyssa Rivers

Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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