Plantains, Beans, and Rice

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 medium fairly ripe plantains1 tsp olive oil1 15 oz can black beans1 container Minute Ready to Serve Brown rice1/2 tsp. ground cumin1 tsp. hot sauce (or to taste)1/4 cup water
Directions
put some parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Peel plantains and cut on the diagonal into 1/2 inch slices. Lay on the parchment paper and spray with olive oil (I used my Misto sprayer). Bake at 300 for 15 minutes; turn plantain slices over and spray again, bake for another 15 minutes ot until golden brown.
In the meantime, drain and rinse the black beans and add them and the container of brown rice to a medium suacepan. Add a little water and mash the beans a little bit. Heat over medium heat; add cumin and hot sauce to taste. When the plantains are ready, add them to the saucepan and stir. It's now ready to eat.


Serving Size: makes 4 - 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AEBROWNSON.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 282.0
  • Total Fat: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 3.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 56.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.1 g
  • Protein: 8.0 g

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