"Chorizo" Beans: Vegan Delicious-ness!

Here is a new one to add to your list of weekly staples - it's literally that good! I fed it to a friend and her kids and they LOVED it on chips - THEN I told them it was soy/vegan and they just giggled and kept eating.

If you don't care about the healthy-ness of it all, use the real chorizo (but make sure to cook it all the way though), and sprinkle it with cheese at the end (Cotija or Jack).

"Chorizo" Beans

Ingredients:

• 1 tbls olive/canola oil
• 1 fresh poblano or anahiem or 2 jalapenos, finely diced
• 1/3 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, smooshed/minced
• 6-8 ounces Soyrizo (or other chorizo-like product)
• 1 can black beans (or pinto or whatever kind)
• 1 tomato, finely diced
• 1/4-1/2 cup vegetable broth (or chicken, if not veggy)
• small handfull fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 1/2 lemon or lime, juiced

Directions:

In a medium/large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add the onions and chile - cook for 5ish minutes. Then add garlic and cook for another 2-3, or until everything is getting translucent and tender. (To keep the recipe low-fat, I tend to add a couple tablespoons of water into the pan whenever I think things are cooking/browning too quickly)

When cooked, put the peppers and onions into a bowl off to the side, cause now you need the pan to cook the "chorizo" or in this case Soyrizo (which is my soy chorizo product of choice, you can use whatever). Since its already cooked through, you're basically just going to want to heat it through and add a bit of brown color to it.

While the "meat" cooks, drain and rinse the beans. Reserve half of them in a bowl, then mush up the other half.

When the Soyrizo is done - add the pepper/onion mixture, tomato, and all the beans. Stir and cook for just a minute or so, then add the broth and cilantro. It should be kinda runny - so if its not, add more broth.

Bring this to a boil, then down to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until it has thickened. Once to that point - remove the pan from the heat, stir in the lemon/lime juice and ENJOY!

Served burrito style with some shredded lettuce and fresh onion.

Great for tacos, burritos, with corn chips or even a fried egg!