Caribbean White Beans

Name: Caribbean White Beans
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ onion, chopped; ½ green bell pepper, chopped; ½ cup water; 1 (15.5 ounce) can small white beans; 1 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic; 1 sprig cilantro, coarsely chopped; ¼ cup calabaza (pumpkin-like squash), peeled and medium diced; 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon with coriander and achiote; 1 cube chicken with tomato flavored bouillon; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch black pepper; 1 pinch ground cumin

Rating: 4.65 stars

20 Ratings
17 Reviews
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A wonderful combination of Caribbean ingredients turn into a very flavorful meal! Pour the beans over white rice or have as a soup. Great with breaded thin steaks. I get requests for this meal from all my family, friends, and coworkers.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

25 mins

cook:

40 mins

total:

1 hr 5 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

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Directions

Step 1
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and green pepper; cook until the onion begins to turn brown, about 5 minutes. Pour in the water, white beans, tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, and calabaza. Season with the sazon packet, bouillon cube, salt, pepper, and cumin; stir well to combine.

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Step 2
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the calabaza has softened, about 20 minutes. Remove the cover, and continue cooking until the sauce has thickened, about 10 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

121 calories; protein 6.1g; carbohydrates 19.3g; fat 2.6g; cholesterol 0.1mg; sodium 483.4mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (17)

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gapch1026

05/08/2008

So good! I used Jamaican Jerk seasoning and yellow summer squash. A few red pepper flakes for heat and some brown sugar for sweetness. Read More

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~Plu~

11/05/2011

I found these a little too sweet with the squash. It was a lot of work for a dish that tasted like sweet squash and little else. Read More

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20 Ratings

5 star values: 16
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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Melissa A.

01/29/2007

This was really easy to make and soo inexpensive and healthy! I followed the recipe exactly. I served it with white rice and pork chops. I was very pleased and so was my husband! Will make again! Read More

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gapch1026

05/08/2008

So good! I used Jamaican Jerk seasoning and yellow summer squash. A few red pepper flakes for heat and some brown sugar for sweetness. Read More

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MAHONEY72

01/14/2007

This was very good and tasted better the next day. Followed recipe exactly. Delicious! Read More

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avila

05/29/2011

We wanted to serve this as a main dish although judging by the serving size this would only make a small side dish. We used a whole onion a whole green pepper and half of an acorn squash and around a cup of dried white beans instead. With these adjustments I would say this recipe makes around 4 servings although they're still on the small side for a main dish. Read More

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Regina Bayón

12/07/2009

excellent instead of the green pepper onion garlic cilantro i used my home made sofrito (almost same thing). i omited the bouillon and salt and added some diced ham and throw it into the sofrito when your simmering it in the beginning and a couple diced olives never hurt anything:) but i dont use them all time. great recipe!! Read More

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Rosita

04/12/2020

Delicious and so simple to make!!! my whole family loved it! Read More

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suerte126

10/07/2013

One of the best chilies ever. It had just the right amount of spices (and I do like spice!). Perfect for the fall weather. Serve with cornbread and pumpkin butter or some coconut shrimp! Read More

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Natalie

01/04/2008

For all the chopping and the amount of time these were not worth it. My 8 year old liked them more than the adults did. On the plus side it is pretty healthy. Read More

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~Plu~

11/05/2011

I found these a little too sweet with the squash. It was a lot of work for a dish that tasted like sweet squash and little else. Read More

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