Southwestern Bean and Corn Salsa
Ingredients:
1 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed (no salt added) or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans
1 15.25 oz. can corn, drained and rinsed (no salt added)
1 7 oz. can chopped green chiles NOT drained, medium, hot, or mild
1/8 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp garlic powder
Throw ingredients together and serve it by itself or with baked tortilla chips, on a bed of lettuce, or wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla. Voila! Sometimes I use Mrs. Dash fiesta lime seasoning instead of the seasoning or in addition to it. Go crazy, add tomatoes if you have 'em and have the time, add jalapenos, cilantro, whatever strikes your fancy. As my taste buds are more sensitive to salt these days I find no need to add any salt. There is plenty of salt in the green chiles. Just be sure to use no salt added beans. Not doing so will make this a high sodium dish, even with beans labeled reduced sodium.
Amount Per Serving, 1 cup (3.5 servings in recipe)
Calories 133.9
Total Fat 1.5 g
Saturated Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 14.7 mg
Potassium 383.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 23.8 g
Dietary Fiber 7.4 g <-------- KA-POW!
Sugars 5.9 g
Protein 6.6 g
Cost Analysis:
1 can corn $.80
1 can black beans $.80
1 7 oz. can green chiles $.80
tortilla/chips/lettuce or other flavor conveyor =$1
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$3.40 for the whole thing! (makes at least two as a meal so $1.70 a meal)


2 comments:
Yum! I've never tried black beans- are they very different to any other beans?.. I love your cost and nutritional analysis too- very useful! Thanks
Nice post. You might like to look at how I do cheese snacks. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/cheese-and-crackers.html
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