Creamy Black Beans and Tomatoes from the Pantry
By: Roni | Posted in: 3 WWP, 5 WWPP, Dinner Ideas, Lunch Ideas, Soup/Stew Ideas, Vegetarian Ideas | 7 Comments
What’s the saying?
"A face only a mother could love?"
Well, this may be a dish only "the cook" can love.
I whipped this up on a whim a couple of days ago. I really didn’t know where I was going with it. I just wanted a big bowl of warm goodness and that’s what I got.
It may not be your thing but hopefully it will give you a few ideas. Here’s what I did…
- 10 oz Can of Tomatoes with Green Chilis
- 10 oz Healthy Request Cream of Chicken (go with mushroom for a vegetarian dish)
- 15 oz Can of Black Beans Rinsed and Drained
- 1 tsp Dried Cumin
- 3 oz Frozen Spinach
- Shredded cheese and dried cilantro for garnish
Put everything in a pot, bring to a boil and then simmer until ready to eat.
That’s it!
I ate it three ways.
1. On top of a bed of spinach.
It was good but a little spinach overload.
2. Over spaghetti squash
YUM!
3. In a wrap.
Delicious!
| Servings | Amt per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 cup of the bean mixture | |||
| Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs | |
| 190 | 3g | 9g | old: 3 | new: 5 |
| Sugar | Sat Fat | Carbs | Protein | |
| 1g | 1g | 32g | 11g | |
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That was SO yummy! I just made a pot, and ate some with a pita. It reminded me of an indian saag dish. Next time I make it, I may add a little garam marsala and serve it with Naan or basmati rice. I think my husband would eat it! Thanks for the quick dish! LOVE IT!
Hey Roni, this looks great! I have a question though. Did you use anything to thin out the condensed soup? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Bridget! I’m glad you tried and liked it!
Sheri – I didn’t. I was thinking of adding water to make it more of a soup but decided to keep it thick and use it more like a chili or stew. The soup thins a little with the juice from the tomatoes and then it thickens back up when you simmer. It’s perfect thickness for stuffing a burrito or topping rice.
I was scrounging trying to find something to make for dinner tonight so I took the basis of this and added zuchini. I mixed it with whole grain Penne pasta. Yummy
My first thought when I saw this was that it would be good with brown rice. I made it for supper tonight and as I was getting the rice out of the cupboard, I decided to used a package of Isreali couscous I had to use up. It was delicious. A quick easy supper and so versatile. It can be served with so many things. I will definitely make this again. One question–it says drain the black beans, but did you also rinse them?
oh, yes, I always rinse. Not sure why I didn’t add that! Glad you liked it.
-Roni