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Recipe: Gallo Pinto
Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 3 Tbs. virgin olive oil
  • 1 mediumVidalia or other sweet onion, chopped
  • 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 4 cup canned black beans, drained and slighty mashed with a fork
  • 4 cup cooked rice
  • 1/2 cup salsa or picante sauce
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Cooking Directions:
Add olive oil to a saucepan; sauté onion and cilantro 2-3 minutes, or until soft. Add remaining ingredients and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes. Serve hot.
 
Per Serving: calories 267, fat 7.2g, calories from fat 24%, protein 10.0g, cholesterol 0.0mg, dietary fiber 9.0g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 267 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 10.0g Vegetable Exchanges 0.3
Carbohydrates 47.8g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 9.0g Bread Exchanges 2.8
Sugar 5.5g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 7.2g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.0
Saturated Fat 2.1g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 3.7g Fat Exchanges 0.7
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.4g
% Calories from Fat 24%    
Cholesterol 0.0mg
Sodium 180.4mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 22.2IU Calcium 57.5mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.4mg Copper 1.0mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.3mg Iron 3.5mg
Niacin (B3) 2.2mg Magnesium 56.1mg
Vitamin B6 1.6mg Manganese 0.8mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 176.8mg
Vitamin C 7.7mg Potassium 452.9mg
Vitamin E 1.9IU Selenium 12.1mcg
Folate 79.1mcg Sodium 180.4mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.6mg Zinc 1.2mg