No-Fried Mexican Beans Recipe

No-Fried Mexican Beans Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection at InformationAboutDiabetes.com

Ingredients:

1/4 cup dried pinto beans, soaked for 8 hours, - rinsed, and drained
1 tsp canola oil
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp ground cumin
fresh ground pepper, to taste
2 dash cayenne pepper

Preparation:

Mash the beans using a potato masher and a sturdy bowl (or use a food
processor). The beans should be broken up and mealy, but not completely
pureed.

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saut? the onions and
garlic for 3 to 4 minutes until the onions are soft. Add the mashed beans,
cumin, and black and red peppers. Stir well.

Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some of the beans
begin to brown and stick slightly. This browning action will help give the
taste of authentic refried beans.

Cook until the desired consistency is achieved and serve.

Exchanges: Starch Exchange -- 2 Very Lean Meat Exchange -- 1
Monounsaturated Fat Exchange -- 1/2 Calories -- 219 Calories from Fat -- 48
Total Fat -- 5g Saturated Fat -- 0g Cholesterol -- 0mg Sodium -- 6mg
Carbohydrate -- 34g Dietary Fiber -- 12g Sugars -- !
4g Protein -- 11g

Recipe for Saturday, 4/25/98

You'll love this low-fat version of a classic Mexican side dish.

All recipes this week are from the cookbook Quick & Easy Diabetic Recipes
for One, featuring appetizing single-serving dishes along with helpful meal
planning, shopping, and food preparation tips for eating healthy on your
own.

You can order a copy of this and many other cookbooks from our online
bookstore or call 1-800-ADA-ORDER (1-800-232-6733).

Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes Association

MC formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/26/98





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Contributor: http://www.diabetes.org/recipes

Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 1

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Is this No-Fried Mexican Beans Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This No-Fried Mexican Beans recipe is one of our category which contains diabetic Bean recipes. Because we are ignorant of your exact medical issues & the guidelines your doctors have given to you, we can`t say for certain that this No-Fried Mexican Beans recipe is OK for you. Even taking that into consideration, because someone labelled it as `diabetic` it should indicate that it, if nothing else, meets the minimum consideration for the tag `diabetic`, being low in carbohydrates and fat, and should be better for you than a standard recipe. Still, this No-Fried Mexican Beans recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the recipe ingredients are appropriate for you.

No-Fried Mexican Beans Recipe - Important Disclaimer

This No-Fried Mexican Beans Recipe is one from our diabetic Bean recipes section. Clearly, it is completely unfeasible for us to hand check each of the diabetic Bean recipes to verify that they are 100% modified for diabetes sufferers. Our diabetic recipe site has in excess of 2000 diabetes friendly recipes in it, and to validate each recipe even at a rate of 7 recipes per week would take almost 290 weeks. You are therefore advised to read the recipe content to confirm that they agree with the dietary guidelines your nutritionalist has provided. If you suspect that this No-Fried Mexican Beans recipe is not appropriate for sufferers of diabetes, please contact us and we will withdraw the problem recipe from our recipe site.

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