The hubby and I had some leftover chips and cannellini beans from our taco night. Not having any more tortillas or meat for tacos, I saw fit to make a bean dip. I hadn't had bean dip in yeaaarrrsssss.
Taking some inspiration from Stephanie O'Dea and her use of the CrockPot Mini Dipper- I knew I wanted to make a warm bean dip. Yummy.
This recipe is really more of a parts list that can be changed around to suit your tastes.
I used up the rest of my cooked cannellini beans (about a cans worth) and added in a can of low sodium black beans...it's what I had in my cabinet other than garbanzo beans, which I thought would be weird. Definitely not going for the hummus flavor here. Not yet.
So to my 2 cans worth of beans I added an 8oz can of tomato sauce. Heated the whole darn thing up in a small saucepan and added some various seasonings. In my case, garlic powder, cumin and pepper. Just a little at first because you can alwasy add, but cannot take away!
Blend all that goodness up in a food processor, blender, or in my case- the immersion blender! What a fun tool! Taste for seasonings and serve.
I put my dip in the little dipper to keep it warm- but this stuff is great right out of the fridge.
Easy Bean Dip
2 cans worth of beans (black, white, whatever you like!), drained (I prefer low sodium)
1 8oz. can of tomato sauce (I prefer low sodium)
seasonings! cumin and some lime juice would be great.
some chili powder for kick
garlic and lime juice
italian seasoning
you're only limited by what's in the cabinet!
Combine everything in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook just long enough to warm everything up. Then blend it all until smooth, or chunky, or whatever you like. Check the seasonings and add more if desired!
I linked my dip up to these awesome parties:
- Tuesday Tastes at Crazy Daisy
- Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at BlessedwithGrace
- Tasty Tuesday at Beauty and Bedlam
- Strut Your Stuff Thursday at somewhat simple
- It's Party Time Thursday at Pony Tails & Fish Scales
- Recipe Share Party at Harrigan Howdy
That sounds really good! I love beans...
ReplyDeleteI love my immersion blender, so much that I am always trying to think of things to make to use it. I will try this bean dip!
ReplyDeletep.s. don't try to grind up flax seed--I burned out the motor!
I am eating a bean dip right at the moment! I love it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe for a great party food! Ok....my mouth is watering! :o) May be trying this soon for my daughter's birthday party in June! Thanks so much for linking with PonyTails and FishScales!
ReplyDeleteOH! I wanna make this yesterday! Thanks for linking to Tuesday Tastes! Polls just opened for the People's Choice Award! Stop by and and vote when you get a chance -just click on your fav recipe!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day,
Jasey @ Crazy Daisy
http://crazyjayzplace.blogspot.com/2010/05/tuesday-tastes-8.html
Mmm... yum! This recipe reminds me of a bean dip we used to get at a favorite restaurant when we lived in New Mexico. So delish on corn chips. Thank you for posting this recipe on the Recipe Share Party!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
-Sarah
www.harriganhowdy.blogspot.com