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Calabacitas

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Recipe by: HAWAIIAN_MOMMA

A light lunch, or serve with cheese and tortillas. Also good as a side dish with your favourite Mexican food.

  Ready in 25 mins

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Ingredients

Serves: 4
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 courgettes, diced
  • 1 green chilli, seeded and chopped
  • 175g (6 oz) frozen sweetcorn
  • 1 (400g) tin black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

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Preparation method

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 10 mins
1.
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook, stirring until translucent. Add courgette and chilli, and sauté until soft. Stir in corn and beans, and heat through. Season with salt to taste.
Tip:

If you can't find tinned black beans, use dried or tinned kidney beans.

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Last updated: 10 May 2013

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 Nutrition

  • Calories 208.9 kcal
  • Total Fat 4.5 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.7 g
  • Salt 805.1 mg
  • Protein 10 g

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