When you need something fast, cheap, and delicious on the table in no time, these flavorful Puerto Rican style canned kidney beans recipe is here to save the day.
Puerto Rican style canned beans can create mixed feelings in Boricuas. On the Island, everything is fresh. You use dried beans and make it like your abuela taught you, by using a pressure cooker (or an Instant Pot today). Pero, not everyone has time for that.
What I find amazing about canned beans, are that they can be used in a pinch. You can add them to your Spanish rice, chili, soup, and even mix different kinds of beans together!
For this simple recipe, I went ahead and mixed cannelloni beans with kidney beans. It was extremely tasty!
To make this recipe stretch, traditionally peeled chopped potatoes are added in as well as calabaza (pumpkin). Sometimes people add green olives too, up to you.
The beauty of canned beans is that they're versatile. You can make chili if desired, but Puerto Rican style beans is more of a stew you pour over rice. Thinner than baked beans, but as flavorful as soup, Puerto Rican beans are a fiber filled staple in our household.
📖 Recipe
Puerto Rican Canned Kidney Beans
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of sofrito
- ⅓ cup of chopped onions
- 2 potatoes peeled and chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon of adobo
- 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
- 1 packet of sazon with achiote
- 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup of chopped cilantro
- 1 can of kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can of cannelloni beans drained and rinsed
- 3 cups of chicken broth
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, add oil and warm. Next, add in sofrito and seasonings, cook for a minute before adding remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium, cook until potatoes are fork tender, then serve over white rice.
Zar Santos says
It looks so delicious! Good thing it's easy to prepare. Another recipe added to my "too lazy to cook" days. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Love lots, xoxo
Latina Mom Meals says
Haha I should create a too lazy to cook roundup! Love it. Thanks for visiting Zar. 🙂
Sandy Koenig says
Yum! I usually leave the liquid from the cans and add a teaspoon of chicken "cubitos" (powdered broth) with some water.
Latina Mom Meals says
Hehe, depending on what I'm having on the side, I sometimes add chicken or beef or ham "cubitos" or packets. They add flavor! Just be careful with the sodium. 🙂
Krystine says
Its delicious ?!! Thanks for sharing . Would love to see more recipes.
Latina Mom Meals says
So happy you enjoyed it, and yes! I have a ton on backlog, summer has me busy with kids! But more recipes will be coming up soon!
Madelyn says
Instead of can beans, can I put raw beans and put all the ingredients in instant pot?
Latina Mom Meals says
Yes, you can. I have a post on Instant Pot beans, you may want to read it. The water amount will drastically change with the Instant Pot.
Shontae says
I made this today for my church! Everything came out amazing! I added smoked turkey necks to the beans also! Love this recipe! This is definitely a hit!
Latina Mom Meals says
I'm so glad to hear this Shontae! I was just thinking of making a bean soup with neck bones for tomorrow! You've made it official.
Lidia says
Has anyone added meat? Like chicken, pork, or steak? At what point do you add the meat if so?
Neyssa says
You can yes. 🙂 Since this is a canned recipe, please only use cooked meat. You can use ham, chopped chicken, vienna sausages, etc. Add it in when you add in the sofrito and spices. I hope this helps. 🙂
Ila Faith says
What good fortune to have found this super easy shortcut! It's especially nice that all the ingredients are readily available in my pantry. The only thing left to say is "Buen Provecho."
Brittany says
These were absolutely AMAZING! Thank you for sharing.
Lola says
Absolutely delicious I served with chicken braised in sofrito and hot water corn bread & garlic rice. This is a new favorite