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75 Inflation-Busting Recipes for Beans

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Spicy Black Bean Pizza

Canned black beans are pureed with garlic, chipotles in adobo and spices to make a creamy, spicy topping for these easy vegetarian pizzas. Throw on some diced tomatoes, chopped scallions and mozzarella cheese, and you've got a great way to take those versatile legumes to another level. Get the recipe here.


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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggplants
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 cup shredded cheese


Method

  1. Mix the olive oil, chopped basil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Carefully slice the eggplant on it's side in a cross-hatch pattern, without cutting all the way through.
  3. Lay the eggplants inside an oven-safe baking tray.
  4. Pour the oil mixture over the eggplants, taking care to pour between the slices.
  5. Stuff the gaps in the eggplant with shredded cheese.
  6. Cook in the oven at 355°F for 45 minutes, until the flesh is cooked and the cheese totally melted.
  7. Serve and enjoy!