chipotle black beans

2  teaspoons  vegetable oil

• 1/2  cup  chopped red bell pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4  cup  bottled chipotle salsa (such as Jardine's)
• 1  (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add bell pepper and garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in salsa and beans; simmer 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

268 (20% from fat)

Fat:

5.9g (sat 1.1g,mono 1.4g,poly 2.7g)

Protein:

14.8g

Carbohydrate:

42.1g

Fiber:

7.9g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

4.4mg

Sodium:

462mg

Calcium:

67mg

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)

Notes: Used Trader Joes' chipotle sauce, and added sauteed onions; used an actual chipotle pepper (canned in sauce); used Trader Joe's chipotle salsa; used Old El Paso Smooth Chipotle salsa

Cooking Light, APRIL 2001

Cooking Light Blazin Baked Beans

1/4 pound finely diced bacon slices (raw)
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons finely chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
5 (16-ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
1 (18-ounce) jar low-sodium barbecue sauce
Cooking spray

PreparationPreheat oven to 350°.

Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan, and set bacon aside. Add onion to drippings in pan; sauté 3 minutes.

Combine bacon, onion, and remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl; toss well. Spoon the bean mixture into a 13 x 9-inch or 2 1/2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

Yield: 21 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 167(22% from fat); FAT 4.1g (sat 1.4g,mono 1.7g,poly 0.8g); IRON 1.9mg; CHOLESTEROL 5mg; CALCIUM 49mg; CARBOHYDRATE 24.9g; SODIUM 520mg; PROTEIN 8.7g; FIBER 5.1g

Homemade BBQ Beans

They're amazing!

4 cans butter beans--drained and rinsed
1 can stewed tomatoes
1/2# brown sugar
1 large green pepper sliced into strips
1 large onion chopped
1lb. bacon fried and cut into chunks
1 lb. kielbasa--cut into rounds



Directions: mix all together! You can either bake this in the oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours covered and then the last 30 minutes with the lid off OR in the crock pot for 5-6 hours.