‘Anything Goes’ Easy Black Beans

Ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup chicken broth, or more to taste, divided
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste, minced
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 dash chipotle-flavored hot sauce, or more to taste

Directions

Stir black beans, 1 cup chicken broth, tomato paste, and cumin together in a heavy pot over low heat; cook at a simmer until hot, 5 to 10 minutes.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion, green bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper in hot oil until the vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking just until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to the pot with the beans and stir.

Stir sugar into the bean mixture, adding more chicken broth if you want more liquid in the final product; season with hot sauce and continue cooking at a simmer until the vegetables impart a savory flavor to the broth, 10 to 15 minutes.