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Black Bean Medley Recipe

This sassy southwestern-style entree stars a blend of corn, black beans, sweet peppers and zesty stewed tomatoes that's spooned over brown rice. "I like to serve it for lunch," writes Sandra Shafer of Mountain View, California. "It's also tasty made with salsa instead of the tomatoes."

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Black Bean Medley Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked brown rice
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-1/2 cups frozen corn
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Mexican stewed tomatoes
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, sweet peppers and garlic in oil until tender. Add the corn. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until corn is tender. Add the black beans, tomatoes, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until heated through. Serve with brown rice. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup bean mixture with 2/3 cup rice) equals 328 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 536 mg sodium, 62 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Black Bean Medley in Light & Tasty April/May 2004, p59