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                          PINTO BEANS AND RICE

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetarian                       Main Dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1       c            Cooked long grain brown rice
 15       oz           Can pinto beans
  1       c            Shredded iceberg lettuce
  1       c            Coarsely chopped tomato
  1       md           Red bell pepper
  1       sm           Onion
    1/4   c            Cilantro, chopped
                       Salsa
                       Unflavored yogurt

 Stem, seed, and coarsely chop bell pepper.  Chop onion
 and cilantro leaves.
 In a 2-3 quart microwave safe bowl mix rice, beans,
 1/2 cup lettuce, 1/2 cup tomato, 1/2 of the bell
 pepper, 1/2 of the onion, and 1/2 of the cilantro.
 Cover and cook on full power for 3 minutes.  Stir,
 cover, and cook until hot throughout, 1 to 2 minutes
 longer. Stir in remaining vegetables.  Spoon into
 individual bowls and garnish with salsa, yogurt, and
 salt to taste. NOTE:  While the recipe says to spoon
 into bowls, my wife a nd I love to eat this in flour
 tortillas, wrapping it up like a burrito!



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