Western beans & rice
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 md Onion; chopped
- 1 c Sliced celery
- 1 tb Butter or margarine
- 32 oz Canned pinto beans* -- drained and rinsed
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 8 oz Tomato sauce
- 1/8 ts Hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 c Water
- 3 c Hot cooked rice
Instructions:
Cook onion and celery in butter in large skillet until tender. Stir in beans salt tomato sauce pepper sauce and water; heat thoroughly. Serve over hot rice. *Any type of bean may be substituted. Each serving provides: * 212 calories * 8 g. protein * 3 g. fat * 40 g. carbohydrate * 1 g. dietary fiber * 5 mg. cholesterol * 962 mg. sodium Source: Stretching Your Budget With Rice Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias



