Recipe for Avocado Bean Dip

Avocado Bean Dip

Avocado Bean Dip

Make your Avocado Bean Dip with Larry's Southwestern Chipotle Sauce and you will never go back to using salsa again. Black beans simmered with Larry's Chipotle, sprinkled with grated cheese, fresh minced jalapenos and chopped tomato, drizzled with sour cream, dollops of chunky avocado, with tomatoes, cilantro and lemons on the side. 

1 15/16 oz can black beans, drained
1 16 oz jar Larry's Chipotle Sauce
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack or cheddar cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh jalapeno
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh tomato
2 avocados
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup minced cilantro
2 fresh limes cut into wedges
Bag of tortilla chips

* Pour the beans and Larry's Chipotle into a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until hot. Mash the beans and the sauce together to form a chunky paste. 
* Spread the bean paste out on a large platter or two. Top with the grated cheese, the jalapenos, and the tomato.
* Spoon the sour cream in dollops over that.
* Cut the avocados in half, remove the seeds, and scoop out small chunks and scatter around over the sour cream.
* Sprinkle the cilantro over everything and surround with the lime wedges.
* Drizzle the lime juice over everything an dig in with the tortilla chips.
Serves 4.  

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You can make this vegan, with our without the cheese and sour cream. Tastes just as good.

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili made with Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce is a flavorful blend of vegetables, beans and sauce that everyone will enjoy. I invented my Ranchero Sauce when I was a chef in a vegetarian restaurant and this recipe for chili was always a favorite.

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup fresh or frozen corn (thawed)
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained.
1 16 oz. jar Larry's Southwestern Ranchero Sauce

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and add the zucchini and corn. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the black beans and Larry's Ranchero Sauce. Bring the chili up to a boil, turn the heat to low, cover the pan and cook for 15 minutes.
• Serve with cornbread or tortilla chips.
• Serves 4.