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Caribbean Rice and Beans

Caribbean Rice and Beans

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By Gina Zammarchi Serves: 4-6

We love eating this dish as a side with grilled fish or chicken. It tastes like summer in a bowl! Thankfully we can eat it all year since frozen mango tastes just as good as fresh. If you have kiddos that need crossovers, this tastes great with a dollop of guac or a sliced avocado.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup diced red onion
  • 1 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 diced jalapeño, optional
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon mineral salt
  • 3 cups cooked short grain brown rice
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup diced mango (fresh or frozen)
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • ¼-½ minced cilantro leaves

Instructions

1

Heat one tablespoon of coconut oil over medium high heat. Add onion, red bell pepper, jalapeño (if using), garlic, salt and cumin. Sautee until soft and onions are translucent.

2

Turn heat to low, and fold in brown rice, black beans, and mango. Taste for seasoning. You may want more salt or cumin. When heated through, add lime juice and cilantro leaves. Enjoy!

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Grilled Corn with Mexican Butter

Grilled Corn with Mexican Butter

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By Gina Zammarchi Serves: 12

Who doesn't love sweet corn on the cobb when it's in season in the late summer?! This is my favorite way to eat corn. It is a crossover (XO) on Trim Healthy Mama unless you only use 1 teaspoon of butter, which makes it an E. This recipe makes a lot, so feel free to make less corn and save the butter in the fridge until next time.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick of room temperature butter
  • 1 ½ tsp. ancho chili powder
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • ½ tsp. ground cumin
  • 2½ Tbsp. finely minced cilantro
  • 12 ears of corn, husked*
  • 3 Tbsp. of olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Lime juice

Instructions

1

Mix butter with spices.

2

Brush corn with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and grill on medium heat until brown and blistered. Brush with Mexican butter and sprinkle with salt and lime juice. Serve hot.

Notes

*If you don't need 12 ears of corn, just grill the number you like and receiver the leftover butter in the fridge for next time.