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Puerto Rican Style Beans Recipe

Puerto Rican Style Beans Recipe

A quick and delicious Puerto Rican Style Beans Recipe made with canned beans and potatoes, perfect for a side dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Puerto Rican
Servings 4 servings
Calories 134 kcal

Equipment

  • mini food processor
  • medium saucepan

Ingredients
  

For the Sofrito

  • ½ small onion onion
  • ½ cubanelle or banana pepper cubanelle
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro

For The Beans

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 15.5 oz pink or red kidney beans canned, Goya preferred
  • ½ cup canned tomato sauce
  • 1 medium potato peeled and diced ¼-inch (4 ½ oz)
  • 1.5 tablespoon Sazon homemade or store bought with Achiote
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ⅛ teaspoon oregano
  • kosher salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • 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.
  • Add the beans (not drained) to the saucepan along with ¾ cup of water.
  • Add tomato sauce, potato, sazon, bay leaf, oregano, salt if needed and pinch of black pepper.
  • Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
  • Discard bay leaf and serve over rice if you wish.

Notes

This dish is perfect as a side and goes well with rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 3cupCalories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 7.5gFat: 2gSodium: 641.5mgFiber: 7.5gSugar: 4g
Keyword easy recipe, Puerto Rican Style Beans, quick beans, Side Dish, Vegetarian
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