easy black beans & yellow rice

Name: easy black beans & yellow rice Recipe
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 5 oz pkg saffron yellow rice (i use mahatma); 15 oz can black beans; 1/4 cup shredded kraft taco cheese; 2 tbsp reduced fat sour cream; ~~~; if preferred:; goya adobo seasoning; chopped green onions; salsa

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Minutes to Prepare: 2
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

5 oz pkg saffron yellow rice (i use mahatma)15 oz can black beans1/4 cup shredded kraft taco cheese2 tbsp reduced fat sour cream~~~if preferred:goya adobo seasoningchopped green onionssalsa

Directions

Cook yellow rice per directions, but without the added butter. Cook black beans per directions. To serve, ladle black beans over yellow rice. Top with taco cheese and sour cream.
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I prefer to add adobo seasoning & onions. My friends add salsa. This is quick & wonderful - very filling!!

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SILVER1110.

Servings Per Recipe: 3

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 328.5
Total Fat: 4.9 g
Cholesterol: 12.2 mg
Sodium: 1,510.8 mg
Total Carbs: 62.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
Protein: 15.0 g

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Member Reviews

E27JUNEBUG
Easy, quick (no more than 5 mins prep, 25 mins cooking) and simple ingredients. Only complaint we had was that the beans didn't taste as good as the rice, but maybe some more creative seasoning was needed. Overall, nice for an easy lunch! - 5/30/11