pinto bean recipe

This one got Mark's approval:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/spiced_pinto_beans.html

Spiced Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 small clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 jalapeno, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 cup canned pinto beans, rinsed
• 2 tablespoons broth, or water
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

• Preparation

• Saute onion, garlic, jalapeno and chili powder in oil in a small saucepan until softened. Add beans, broth (or water), cumin and salt. Coarsely mash half of the beans in the pot and simmer until heated through. Stir in cilantro.

Nutrition

Per serving: 167 calories; 6 g fat (1 g sat, 3 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 23 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 7 g protein; 7 g fiber; 414 mg sodium; 371 mg potassium.

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Sweet Potato Lentils

This was pretty good. The kids said it was 'ok' which I'm counting as a win. I didn't quite follow their directions because I didn't have enough time for the crock pot. Here are my adjustments

http://pinchofyum.com/crockpot-sweet-potato-lentils

• 3 large sweet potatoes, diced (about 6 cups)
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1 onion, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoon each ground coriander, garam masala, and chili powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups uncooked red lentils (masoor dal)
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 cup water
  
  Cook sweet potatoes thru spices until soft. Add the lentils and coconut milk- add water at the end if necessary.