Fiesta rice and beans with almonds
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| ⅔ | cup | Whole natural almonds |
| 14½ | ounce | Stewed tomatoes |
| 1 | cup | Instant rice |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| 15 | ounces | Pinto beans; rinsed and drained |
| 4 | ounces | Diced green chiles |
| 3 | tablespoons | Chopped cilantro |
| Hot pepper sauce; to taste | ||
| Salt; to taste | ||
Directions
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add almonds. Cook and toss about 5 minutes until lightly browned. Remove almonds with slotted spoon; set aside. Add tomatoes, rice and water to skillet. Cook about 5 minutes until most of liquid is absorbed. Mix in beans and chiles. Continue to cook until most of liquid is absorbed but mixture is not dry. Mix in almonds and cilantro. Season with pepper sauce and salt.
Servings: 4
(PER PORTION: 428 Calories; 21 g Fat; 0 mg Cholesterol; 618 mg Sodium; 50 g Carbohydrate; 9 g Fiber; 13 g Protein.) See >Hanneman/Buster/MasterCook 1998/Ap Recipe by: Almond Board of California Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Apr 08, 1998