Easy Black Bean Tacos

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Easy Black Bean Tacos

Serves 4 · 20 minutes

Quick black bean tacos with crunchy cabbage, tomato, avocado and lime using familiar supermarket ingredients.

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Prep10 min
Cook10 min
Yield8 tacos
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Ingredients

  • 2 cans (15 oz each) no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 8 small corn tortillas
  • 2 cups finely shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt or unsweetened plant yogurt, optional

Directions

  1. Add black beans, water, cumin, paprika and garlic powder to a skillet. Cook over medium heat for 6–8 minutes, stirring and lightly mashing some of the beans.
  2. Warm the corn tortillas in a dry skillet or microwave.
  3. Fill each tortilla with black beans, cabbage, tomato and avocado.
  4. Top with cilantro, a squeeze of lime and optional yogurt. Serve immediately.

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