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Cheesy, Spicy Black-bean Bake

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“We want to do 10,000 in 10 years,” Guard said. “That sounds kind of crazy, but it’s doable with this concept. The goal is to get all over the world, and

Whether or not you’ve fallen for this cheesy white-bean tomato bake, we’d like you to meet its bolder counterpar­t, smoky and spiced, with lots of melty cheese. Black beans shine in a deep-red mixture of fried garlic, caramelize­d tomato paste, smoked paprika and cumin. The whole skillet gets coated in a generous sprinkling of sharp cheddar or manchego cheese, then baked until melted. The final result is what you hope for from a really good chili or stew, but in a lot less time. For a spicier rendition, add a pinch of cayenne with the paprika or douse the final skillet with hot sauce. Serve with tortillas, tortilla chips, rice, a baked potato or fried eggs. — Ali Slagle Yield: 4servings. Total time: 15 minutes. there really is no limit.”

While the team prepares for Eggs Inc.’s first Denver location, they will host 12 pop-ups to give a preview of the proteinpac­ked

1. Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Fry the garlic until lightly golden, about 1 minute.

Stir in the tomato paste, paprika, red-pepper flakes and cumin (be careful of splatterin­g), and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.

2. Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top then bake until the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as browned as you’d like, run the skillet under the broiler for 1 or 2 minutes. Serve immediatel­y. menu at TAG Restaurant­s, including Bubu Granite Tower (March 2629), Bubu Republic Plaza (April 2-5) and Los Chingones in Rino (April 10-13).

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PROVIDED BY EGGS INC. Eggs Inc., which has one location in Sweden now, plans to open five Denver metro locations in the next year and a half.

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