Dinner Tonight: Frijoles à la Charra

Dinner Tonight: Frijoles à la Charra takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. For 66 cents per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 16g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 345 calories. 22 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, canned diced tomatoes, chipotle in adobo, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 77%. Frijoles A La Charra, Pappasito’s Cantina Frijoles a la Charra, and Dinner Tonight: Pad See Ew are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

2 slices bacon, chopped

8 ounces diced tomatoes (canned or fresh)

1 chipotle in adobo, chopped

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Cooked white rice

2 jalapenos, stems removed and chopped

3 cups cooked pinto beans

Equipment:

frying pan

food processor

blender

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Toss the bacon in a skillet set over medium heat. Cook until the bacon is crisp. Then dump in the tomatoes, jalapenos, chipotles, and cilantro to the skillet. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2 Turn off the heat and let the skillet cool for a minute. Then add to a food processor or blender and puree. 3 Add the beans to a saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and then pour in the tomato mixture. Cook for 20 minutes. 4 Serve beans with white rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

 

Step by step:


1. 1

2. Toss the bacon in a skillet set over medium heat. Cook until the bacon is crisp. Then dump in the tomatoes, jalapenos, chipotles, and cilantro to the skillet. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. 2

4. Turn off the heat and let the skillet cool for a minute. Then add to a food processor or blender and puree.

5. 3

6. Add the beans to a saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and then pour in the tomato mixture. Cook for 20 minutes.

7. 4

8. Serve beans with white rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


Nutrition Information:

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347k Calories
15g Protein
5g Total Fat
59g Carbs
21% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
347k
17%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
1g
11%

Carbohydrates
59g
20%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
7mg
2%

Sodium
126mg
5%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
15g
31%

Folate
234µg
59%

Fiber
13g
53%

Manganese
1mg
52%

Phosphorus
254mg
25%

Vitamin B6
0.47mg
24%

Selenium
16µg
23%

Potassium
770mg
22%

Vitamin C
17mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.32mg
21%

Magnesium
82mg
21%

Copper
0.38mg
19%

Iron
3mg
18%

Vitamin A
874IU
17%

Vitamin K
16µg
16%

Vitamin E
1mg
13%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Calcium
75mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.72mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.12mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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