Brown Rice, Black Beans & Spinach Mexican Style
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
*Mahatma Long Grain Brown Rice, 4 cups cooked*Trader Joe's Black Beans, 15 oz. can*McCormick Taco Seasoning (No MSG), 4 tsp*Lucerne Shredded Cheese Mexican Blend, 1/2 cupfresh spinach, 2 cupsfresh mushrooms, 4 med* I put the name of the brand I used just for reference.
This is super easy to make and is a great healthy comfort food.
1)
-empty can of black beans into med-small pot, add 4 tsp taco seasoning and all 4 mushrooms sliced, simmer on medium-low heat until heated through (about 5 min)
2)
-gather 4 cups prepared rice, I use a rice cooker and often have plenty left over in the fridge
-heat
3)
in a dinner bowl layer ingredients:
-first 1 cup rice
-then 1/2 cup fresh spinach (heat of rice and black beans will lightly cook the spinach)
-1/2 cup black bean mixture
-top with 1/8 cup of Mexican cheese blend
4)
-serve (easy to serve all 4 servings or 1-3 servings and save the rest for later)
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARENLESLIE.
1)
-empty can of black beans into med-small pot, add 4 tsp taco seasoning and all 4 mushrooms sliced, simmer on medium-low heat until heated through (about 5 min)
2)
-gather 4 cups prepared rice, I use a rice cooker and often have plenty left over in the fridge
-heat
3)
in a dinner bowl layer ingredients:
-first 1 cup rice
-then 1/2 cup fresh spinach (heat of rice and black beans will lightly cook the spinach)
-1/2 cup black bean mixture
-top with 1/8 cup of Mexican cheese blend
4)
-serve (easy to serve all 4 servings or 1-3 servings and save the rest for later)
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARENLESLIE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 368.7
- Total Fat: 6.0 g
- Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
- Sodium: 693.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 62.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
- Protein: 13.7 g
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