Saturday, July 24, 2010

Butternut Squash with Veggies & Black Beans

Servings: 4  Preparation: 15 min.   Cooking: 25 min.   Total: 40 min.
  • 1 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter or Smart Balance Butter Spread with Flax (vegan!)
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp cilantro, or parsley, chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin seed
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
Place squash in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. Melt butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sauté next 4 ingredients in covered skillet 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Stir in squash, remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 5-10 minutes or until mixture is heated throughout.
Calories Fat Carbs Protein Fiber Sugar Cholesterol Sodium
236 Kcal 6.51 g 39 g 9.3 g 9.82 g 5.01 g 15.3 mg 430 mg

2 comments:

  1. Are butternuts at aldi already? This will be good for farmer market butternuts too, if there's enough this season to bring the prices down.

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  2. Oh I'm so making this! I have 2 growing in my garden :) and I'm pretty sure I could eat black beans with about anything

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