With an extra 8 oz. package of Cabot’s Pepper Jack Cheese left over from the Pimento Cheese recipe plus a 10 oz. can of black beans, dip beckoned Boston Easy Meals Examiner. More grub to cheer on the Patriots!
INGREDIENTS:
1 package (8 oz.) Cabot’s Pepper Jack Cheese
1 can (10 oz.) Black Beans (Trader Joe’s used here.)
1 Tbsp. Butter
1 Tsp. flour
4 oz. milk
6 – 8 oz. tortilla chips (Number 9 Stoneground Corn Tortilla Strips here.)
Serves 3 -4
METHOD:
Shave about 1 Tbsp. of butter into greased crock pot. Turn crock pot on HIGH. Sprinkle 1 tsp. of flour over the butter shavings. Grate the cheese. Once butter melts, add 4 oz., of milk and stir. Add grated cheese and stir. Open and drain the can of black beans. Add black beans to mixture and stir. Once the cheese and beans are mixed thoroughly, turn crock pot down to LOW.
Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours. Stir occasionally. For the last hour, tip the crock pot cover a bit to let some steam escape.
Serve warm and use tortilla chips/strips.
NOTES:
Number 9 Tortilla strips are made by Concord, MA based Paino Organics. Cabot Creamery is based in Cabot, VT.
Need more servings? This recipe is easy to multiply.
How to indulge and remain healthy? Greater Boston is blessed with many work-out options:
Sports Club/LA: true work out luxury downtown
Boston Sports Clubs: locations all over Greater Boston
Gymit: for the time and budget-conscious in Brookline
Pick one, join, and go. Then enjoy a full range of foods in moderation.
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