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       Title: Refried Beans
  Categories: Diabetic, Side dishes, Beans
       Yield: 6 servings
  
       2 ts Vegetable oil
       1 sm Onion, chopped fine
       1 cl Garlic, chopped fine
       3 c  Cooked kidney or black beans
       3 dr Hot pepper sauce
            Salt and pepper to taste
  
   Any kind of beans may be refried.  Extra servings may
   be frozen and reheated.
   
   Stir cook onion and garlic in fat over medium heat in
   a nonstick pan until onion is translucent.
   
   Add beans gradually and mash with the back of a wooden
   spoon. Cook and stir until thickened.  Add hot pepper
   sauce. Shape in a roll and serve on a plate.
   
   1/6 recipe = 130 calories, 1 starchy choice, 1 protein
   choice 1.8 grams total fat, 0 saturated fat, 0
   cholesterol, 7 grams protein, 21 grams carbohydrate,
   133 mg sodium, 339 mg potassium. High fibre.
   
   MEXICAN BEANS variation: Stir 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar
   or Monterey Jack cheese and 1 tsp chili powder into
   the hot bean mixture until cheese melts.
   
   1/6 recipe = 169 calories, 1 starchy, 1 protein, 1/2
   fats & oils 5 grams total fat, 2 grams saturated fat,
   9 mg choleserol, 10 grams protein, 21 grams
   carbohydrate, 194 mg sodium, 319 mg potassium. High
   fibre.
   
   Adapted from Full of Beans by V. Currie & Kay Spicer,
   1993 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier Feb 94
  
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