5 old homemade beans Recipes

bolillos bread or 6 slices french bread, day old, butter or extra virgin olive oil, for spreading, refried beans , definitely homemade, mexican blend cheese , such as queso blanco, queso fresco (can substitute sharp white cheddar) or 1 cup panela cheese (can substitute sharp white cheddar), shredded lettuce (to garnish , crunchy lettuce such as romaine or iceberg) (optional), salsa , homemade if possible, guacamole , homemade is preferable

organic ketchup, brown sugar, dark amber maple syrup, cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, coarse black pepper, garlic, finely chopped, evoo, smoky bacon, chopped , optional, baby yukon gold potatoes, chopped, ears corn, cleaned and scraped , or 2 cups defrosted kernels, ribs celery, chopped, red onion, chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, red chile pepper , such as fresno, sliced or chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped, fresh thyme leaves, chopped, seafood seasoning , such as old bay (a palmful), bay leaf, warm lager beer, red kidney beans, once 15-oz can fire roasted tomatoes , stewed tomatoes or diced tomatoes with chiles, cooked chicken, chopped or shredded, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, ripe avocado, lime, juiced, tortilla chips

extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, diced (about 1/4 inch slice), onion, medium to large diced, carrot, sliced, bay leaf, garlic cloves, minced, cannellini beans , divided 1 can mashed. (don tsp drain), chicken stock (homemade is always best, in a pinch swanson s organic works well), tomato sauce (can or left over ), dried thyme, if fresh use 3/4 tsp, ditalini, sea salt, fresh ground pepper

homemade chicken broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water) or 4 cups meat broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water), olive oil, tender celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red onion, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, peeled seeded chopped fresh tomatoes (or 1 1/2 cup. canned italian peeled tomatoes with their juice, chopped), drained cooked cannellini beans, boiling potatoes, peeled and diced, zucchini, chopped, cabbage (about 4 cups) or 1 lb kale, thinly sliced (about 4 cups), green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, salt, fresh ground black pepper, day-old italian bread, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, very thin slices (optional)