Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos
Through the help of Ben’s Beginners and kid-friendly recipes with cooking lessons and tutorials, my kids have been even more busy in the kitchen than usual. They’ve always had interest, yet this motivating tool makes it so much fun and easier for them, because even they get the ‘stand in the kitchen clueless on what to make’ blahs.
The latest easy meal my kids made is Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos, which is a quick and easy recipe that uses pantry staples. This is a meatless dish, though you could add shredded chicken or beef if you so wish.
I loved the taco cups made from tortilla shells baked using the underside of muffin tins, and the kids were really impressed that they made edible bowls!
Following the cooking lessons for this recipe, the kids had no issues making Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos from start to finish, though they did ban together to nix the corn and olives.
That’s ok though, this is why cooking is such a great life lesson for kids, they are more apt to eat what they themselves choose and make. Plus it’s skills learned and such a confidence booster!
After completing the cooking lessons for this recipe, my kids earned the ‘Taco Tamer badge’, clever! There was also the reminder to enter to win the contest for a job well done!
Through the digital hub at Ben’s Beginners, Canadian families can participate in activities that will help teach cooking skills to their children, and then use those skills to prepare a mouth-watering recipe. By uploading a photo afterward, they’ll be entered for a chance to win one of three $10,000 RESPs.
October 15th is the first annual International Cook with Your Kids Day, and Uncle Ben’s wants to inspire kitchen confidence in parents across Canada to learn with and teach their kids. Since less than half of Canadian parents feel highly skilled at creating a balanced meal and most common kitchen tasks, like seasoning, chopping, and pan frying – it’s time to change that statistic, by teaching our kids.
Share your experience cooking together in the kitchen using #LookWhatWeMade and benefit from life skills education, confidence building, and possibly winning RESP’s in the meantime!
What other easy recipes can your kids make on their own?
Disclosure: This is a compensated post, yet as always, all opinions are my own.
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he would love to make the meatballs & rice recipe.
my kids would enjoy making the meatballs and rice – 2 of their favorite foods\!
I’m sure he could manage (and like) the tacos!
I think my nieces would like making the Meatballs & Rice recipe. they’d enjoy pouring the rice and rolling the meatballs.
The same lesson you took, because this is the only vegetarian one.
My kids would make the meatballs and rice recipe
I know the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole would be a hit.
We could make the Meatballs & Rice Recipe, where they’ll learn about pouring
They could totally make these tacos!
I think the Cheesy Rainbow Rice minus ground beef (not everyone in the house is on board the ground texture) would be a huge hit on the both make and taste chart.
I would make the tacos. We often make those but never tried this kind. They look delish!
I think we’d be able to make the Chicken brocoli & rice casserole! Yummy easy recipes! thanks for the chance
I would say Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole
As of late we have been having hamburger/mushrooms/fried rice enclosed in a tortilla shell. Just add an appetite tomatoes/hot chilies. Now we have a different way to approach the same staple. Thanks for posting.
The Meatballs and Rice would be my choice.
ooh yum looks so tasty!!
my kids would love making the meatballs and rice
My 12yr daughter is becoming quite a good cook!
We would probably make the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole
We’d try the meatballs and rice!
My grandkids would like to make the meatballs and rice.
It would be terrific to win a Ben’s Beginners gift pack.
In response to your question of
What recipe on the Ben’s Beginners site could your kids make?
I don’t have any children but my niece could make the
Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
Without the olives, this would be a big hit with our family. My girls would enjoy making this recipe.
My kids could make the meatballs and rice.
Definitely the chicken, broccoli and rice casserole; I make a similar recipe which goes over really big in our household.
I would make the Cheese, Broccoli and Rice Casserole.
My kids are all adults so they could make all the recipes on the site.
Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos
My girls love spending time in the kitchen always offering if they can help me prepare meals. I would love to try cooking the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef with them.
My kids would enjoy making Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole and Meatballs & Rice. Looks so good!
The Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole would be right up my boys alley! Yum!
Oh we would probably make the meatballs and rice..we love meatballs
Meatballs & Rice. thanks.
Looks like a healthy alternative and different option for dinner
The grand kids could help me make Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos
I think Q would like to try to make the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef
These tacos would be their first choice because they love Mexican food best of all. The other recipe they would love to make is the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole.
If I help I think my granddaughter could make the Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos. We will try it next time she visit!
I think my older grandkids would be able to make the Meatballs & Rice especially as it is their favourite meal!
We would try making the Cranberry Rice Stuffed Pork Chops first.
They would like to make meatballs and rice.
definiately the opened face tacos
We could make the Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole
They can make Meatballs & Rice
we love the stuffed peppers, yummy!
Sophie could definitely make the Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos minus the black beens.
The Chicken, Broccoli & Rice casserole recipe would be a huge hit with our family.
My teenage daughter has informed me that she wants to try and eat more vegetarian foods – so I would LOVE to make the black bean and rice tacos with her!
I think my kids could pull off the Meatballs & Rice recipe
My children could make the Meatballs and Rice recipe!
My girl would love to make the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef! The whole family would enjoy it!
My kids would make the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef
This recipe. It looks amazing. I think the kids would get a kick out of being able to eat the bowl.
The recipe for Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef looks kid friendly!
We would make the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole.Looks so yummy!
My son would be able to make the cheesy rainbow rice with ground beef
https://beginners.unclebens.ca/lessons/en-ca/recipes/cheesy-rainbow-rice-with-ground-beef/activity/peeling
I would make meatballs and rice with my kids.
They would love to make Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef, we’ll have to try this recipe out soon
My niece could make Meatballs & Rice.
My kids would like to make Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole.
I think my grandchildren would enjoy making and eating Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef.
My 12yr loves baking/cooking and likes trying out new recipes!! Taco Night is a family favorite and everyone probably will like trying Taco Bowls!!
The black bean and rice open face tacos look perfect for this family.We would love them. 🙂
I would try the cheesy rainbow rice with ground-beef.
These look AMAZING!
Knowing my granddaughter it would be the Meatballs & Rice, myself would love to try the porkchops yummmm!!!
Black Bean & Rice Open-Faced Tacos
I think my cousins could make the Meatballs & Rice recipe.
I think my niece would be able to make the Meatballs & Rice, she loves to help out in the kitchen.
I would like to treat my children the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole. I think this would be a great option and very healthy. They could start chopping and doing prep work!
we would make the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef!
I think the kids would like to try Meatballs & Rice
The recipe on the site my grandkids would enjoy making is the Meatballs and Rice.
my son would probably make meatballs and rice. He likes to cook
My girls would make the Meatballs & Rice
I think the kids would love to try the meatballs and rice recipes, this is a great thing for kids to learn and they enjoy it too
We would cook the chicken and broccoli rice casserole first!
Definitely the Cheesy Rainbow Rice with Ground Beef. I love cooking with ground beef.
They could help with meatballs and rice!
My grandchildren could make the Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole. It has all the ingredients they like.
My kids love Tacos and enjoy any meal that they can put together the ingredients they choose!! This is a recipe I will definitely try!
This looks good and really healthy. We’d probably keep the corn, and my kids love to make messes in the kitchen.
This recipe totally looks like something the kids would love to try out. It is also very similar looking to something we just love too.
I’m with the kids– no olives for me either, please! But I like the shape of these & they look fun for the kids to make.
Yum Tammi! This would be perfect for hockey nights at home quick & healthy meal
What a delicious and unique recipe for a loved meal
These look AMAZING!!!!
My daughter loves to bake! She oftens makes pretzels and cookies!