Plantains, Beans, and Rice

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • 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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Introduction

I bought some plantains and didn't know what to do with them, so I came up with this. Great for a quick lunch. I bought some plantains and didn't know what to do with them, so I came up with this. Great for a quick lunch.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 medium fairly ripe plantains
    1 tsp olive oil
    1 15 oz can black beans
    1 container Minute Ready to Serve Brown rice
    1/2 tsp. ground cumin
    1 tsp. hot sauce (or to taste)
    1/4 cup water

Tips

Make sure the plantains are fairly ripe so that you get the sweetness of them in the dish. Watch them carefully as they bake...they can go from done to burned in a flash.


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.