- prep: 15 min
- cook: 1 hr
- total: 1 hr 15 min
Ingredients
- For the brown rice:
- 1 tablespoon olive (or coconut) oil
- 1 1/2 cup brown rice, rinsed and drained
- 2 1/2 cups of water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For the spicy black bean and peppers:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium size red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 (15 oz.) can of unsweetened corn, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15 oz.) can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- For the Cashew Chipotle Cream Sauce:
- 1 cup cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours or overnight
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1-tablespoon adobo sauce, from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo
- 1/2 ripe avocado
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, or water
- For the toppings:
- 1/2 cup colorful grape tomatoes, sliced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and slice (optional)
- 2 stalks of scallions, chopped
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced or cubed
- handful of fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed
- lime wedges, to serve it with
Instructions
Click Here For Step-By-Step Instructions
Tags
Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 462 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 31 g 47.42%
- Saturated Fat: 5 g 26.44%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 531 mg 22.13%
- Calcium: 77 mg 7.73%
- Potassium: 794 mg 22.7%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 5 mg 25.97%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 43 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 8 g 32.16%
- Sugar: 4 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Vitamin A 16.84%
- Vitamin C 40.32%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq