Recipe: Chipotle Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos

No meat needed in these tasty, filling taquitos. Bet your kids will love them too!

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time25 mins
 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
 1 shallot, minced & divided
 1 garlic clove, minced
 1 tablespoon olive oil
 2 tablespoons chipotle sauce
 juice 1/2 lime
 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend or Colby Jack
 1/4 cup sour cream
 vegetable oil
 8 corn tortillas, warmed
serve with
 pico de gallo
 guacamole
 sour cream
1

Sauté 1/2 of the shallots in olive oil over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Add the black beans and garlic. Cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer into a bowl and combine with chipotle sauce, lime juice, cheese and sour cream.

2

Heat 1/2 inch of oil into a deep pot or a dutch oven over medium-high heat.

3

Roll 1/8 of the mixture into a warmed tortilla. Continue this process. Fry in batches seam-side down for a few minutes on each side. Taquitos should golden brown & crispy. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess grease.

Ingredients

 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
 1 shallot, minced & divided
 1 garlic clove, minced
 1 tablespoon olive oil
 2 tablespoons chipotle sauce
 juice 1/2 lime
 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend or Colby Jack
 1/4 cup sour cream
 vegetable oil
 8 corn tortillas, warmed
serve with
 pico de gallo
 guacamole
 sour cream

Directions

1

Sauté 1/2 of the shallots in olive oil over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Add the black beans and garlic. Cook for another 2 minutes. Transfer into a bowl and combine with chipotle sauce, lime juice, cheese and sour cream.

2

Heat 1/2 inch of oil into a deep pot or a dutch oven over medium-high heat.

3

Roll 1/8 of the mixture into a warmed tortilla. Continue this process. Fry in batches seam-side down for a few minutes on each side. Taquitos should golden brown & crispy. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess grease.

Recipe: Chipotle Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos

~ Marla Meridith

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