Quick/Easy Puerto Rican Beans and Rice (Main Entree or Side Dish)

Name: Quick/Easy Puerto Rican Beans and Rice (Main Entree or Side Dish) Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 bags boil in bag brown rice; 2 slices bacon cut into small pieces (raw); *for better health use turkey bacon; 1 Tbs vegetable oil; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp adobo seasoning; 1 medium bell pepper diced small; 3 Tbs sofrito sauce; 1 package sazon con azafran; 2 (16 oz each) cans kidney beans or pink beans mostly drained. Only a small amount of liquid is needed to bring sauce together.

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 bags boil in bag brown rice2 slices bacon cut into small pieces (raw)*for better health, use turkey bacon1 Tbs vegetable oil1 tsp garlic powder1 tsp adobo seasoning1 medium bell pepper diced small3 Tbs sofrito sauce1 package sazon con azafran2 (16 oz each) cans kidney beans or pink beans, mostly drained. Only a small amount of liquid is needed to bring sauce together.

Directions

Boil rice according to instructions. Drain very well. Set aside. Add oil and heat on med/low. When hot, Add bell pepper and cook about 2 minutes. Add bacon pieces. Once it starts to really sizzle, add garlic powder and adobo seasoning. Stir well and then add sofrito and sazon con azafran packet. Stir well. Add beans and stir. When all is well heated, serve over Rice.

Serving Size: Makes 6 hearty servings for dinner or 8 -10 side dish servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MJ-SHE-BEAST.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 277.6
Total Fat: 6.2 g
Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
Sodium: 888.9 mg
Total Carbs: 48.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 11.2 g
Protein: 14.0 g

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