Red Bean Stew, Diabetic

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cooking oil
• 2/3 cup chopped red onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon snipped fresh oregano (or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed)
• 1/2 teaspoon adobo seasoning
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups hot cooked brown rice
• fresh fresh cilantro stem (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• 2 add red onion and garlic; cook about 5 minutes or until onion is tender. carefully add the water, tomato paste, the snipped cilantro, the oregano, and adobo seasoning.
• 3 stir in beans.
• 4 bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 5 cook and stir over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until soup is slightly thickened, mashing beans slightly while stirring.
• 6 serve stew with rice. if desired, garnish with cilantro sprigs.
• 7 makes 4 diabetic (1/2 cup stew and 1/2 cup cooked rice) servings.