Vegetarian

bean and rice botana takes 40 minutes to prepare.

bean and rice botana takes 15 minutes to cook.

bean and rice botana makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for bean and rice botana are:

2 cups brown rice
3 ( 15 1/2 oz ) cans pinto beans
3 small onions
1 small clove garlic
1 medium bell pepper
1 ( 28 oz ) crushed tomatoes
1 ( 28 oz ) diced tomatoes
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin, dried oregano
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
non-stick cooking spray
4 oz low fat monterey jack cheese

optional - 3 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves

Here is how you make bean and rice botana:

1. preheat oven to 350*2. cook rice according to package directions, set aside to cool3. peel, rinse and dice onions, garlic, and bell pepper.4. saute the onions, garlic and pepper for 5 - 7 minutes5. drain and rinse beans, place in pan with onions, garlic, peppers cook beans for another 8 minutes til they start to open up.6. add diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes to bean mixture. simmer for 20 - 30 minutes til thickened.7. coat baking dish ( 9 x 13 ) with non-stick cooking spray.8. spread rice on bottom of baking dish, cover rice with bean mixture9. grate cheese and sprinkle the cheese on top of bean mixture.10. bake for 10 - 15 minutes, til cheese is melted abd botana is heated through11. top with rinsed and chopped fresh cilantro, if desiredServing Size: makes 8 1 - cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WEZZYCHEESY.

The nutritional information for bean and rice botana is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 374.5

• Total Fat: 6.1 g
• Cholesterol: 12.6 mg
• Sodium: 886.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 64.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 17.1 g
• Protein: 19.6 g