'Anything Goes' Easy Black Beans

• 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

black beans, chicken broth, tomato paste, ground cumin, olive oil, onion, green bell pepper, pepper, garlic, white sugar, hot sauce

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/237247/anything-goes-easy-black-beans/ (may not work)