Puerto Rican Style Beans

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ small or 35g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  ⅓ cup, chopped or 50g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ¼ cup or 4g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Kidney beans

  Red, mature seeds, canned

  1 ½ cup or 384g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ¾ cup or 178g

• Tomato sauce

  Canned

  ½ cup or 123g

• Russet potatoes

  Flesh and skin, raw

  1 Potato medium or 213g

• Seasoning mix, dry, sazon, coriander & annatto

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  1 tsp, crumbled or 0.6g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ⅛ tsp, leaves or 0.1g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. In a mini food processor, chop onions, garlic, pepper, and cilantro. Add oil to a medium saucepan and sauté the chopped ingredients, cook on medium heat until soft, about 2 minutes.
2. Add the beans (not drained) to the saucepan along with 3/4 cup of water. Add tomato sauce, potato, sazon, bay leaf, oregano, salt, and pinch of black pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
3. Discard bay leaf and serve over rice. Makes about 3 cups. Enjoy!
4. Recipe inspired by: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/02/puerto-rican-style-beans-2-pts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weightwatcherspointsrecipes+%28Skinnytaste%29