Healthified Mexican Bean Salad

15% fewer calories • 30% less fat • 68% more vitamin A than the original recipe. Bean salad gets sassy and healthier, too.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 50
Fat Reduced By 3g
Vitamin C Added 40%

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 290
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 1/2g, 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 190mg; 190%;
Total Carbohydrate: 44g; 44%
(Dietary Fiber 14g 14% Sugars 4g 4% ),
Protein: 13g; 13%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%;
Vitamin C: 60%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 4 hr 15 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Salad

2: cans (15 oz each) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed

1: can (15 oz) Progresso® dark red kidney beans, drained, rinsed

1: can (11 oz) Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Niblets® no-salt-added whole kernel sweet corn, drained

1 1/2: cups grape tomatoes, each cut in half

1: cup chopped green bell pepper (1 medium)

1: cup chopped red bell pepper (1 medium)

1/2: cup sliced green onions (8 medium)

1/4: cup chopped fresh cilantro

Dressing

3: tablespoons white wine vinegar or cider vinegar

3: tablespoons canola oil

1: tablespoon chili powder

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon pepper

Directions

1 In large bowl, mix salad ingredients. In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients with wire whisk until blended.
2 Pour dressing over salad; toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors.

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Before	After
1 can (15.5 oz) whole kernel corn, drained	1 can (11 oz) Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Niblets® no-salt-added whole kernel sweet corn, drained
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper	1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, each cut in half
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro	1 cup chopped green bell pepper (1 medium)
1 cup Italian dressing	1 cup chopped red bell pepper (1 medium)
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix (from 1-oz package)	1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
	3 tablespoons white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
	3 tablespoons canola oil
	1 tablespoon chili powder
	1/2 teaspoon salt
	1/4 teaspoon pepper

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		340 (before) 290 (after)
Total Fat		10 g (before) 7 g (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)		20 % (before) 60 % (after)

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Posted 4/21/2012 11:48:47 AM REPORT ABUSE jloomis75 said:

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This was really easy to make and quite tasty. Even better is that my vegetarian friend loved it.

Posted 8/4/2011 11:51:00 AM REPORT ABUSE MollyMoo15 said:

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This bean salad is fantastic. All my roommates tried it and loved it. I made it again for a 4th of July gathering and it went over well there too! Multiple people asked for the recipe! So good, so healthy. Will definitely be making this again.

Posted 8/4/2011 11:50:46 AM REPORT ABUSE free2bjen said:

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Great summer salad! I made it ahead of time to serve with the Porkchops with Southwest Rub recipe from this website and it was a great, filling and healthy side dish. I plan on using the rest to top some baked nachos later!

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/19/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.