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Healthified Mexican Bean Salad

Healthified Mexican Bean Salad
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What is “Healthified”?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.

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15% fewer calories • 30% less fat • 68% more vitamin A than the original recipe—see the comparison. Bean salad gets sassy and healthier, too. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:4 hr 15 min
makes:8 servings (1 cup each)
Salad
2cans (15 oz each) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed
1can (15 oz) Progresso® dark red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
1can (11 oz) Green Giant® Niblets® no-salt-added whole kernel sweet corn, drained
1 1/2cups grape tomatoes, each cut in half
1cup chopped green bell pepper (1 medium)
1cup chopped red bell pepper (1 medium)
1/2cup sliced green onions (8 medium)
1/4cup chopped fresh cilantro
Dressing
3tablespoons white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
3tablespoons canola oil
1tablespoon chili powder
1/2teaspoon salt
1/4teaspoon pepper
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.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 44g (Dietary Fiber 14g, Sugars 4g); Protein 13g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 25%; Vitamin C 60%; Calcium 10%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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Posted at 12:33 PM on November 23 2011 by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica
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Posted at 12:33 PM on November 23 2011 by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica
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AMAZING!
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 at 11:51 AM on August 4 2011 by MollyMoo15
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Great with the Pork Chops with Southwest Rub
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!
Posted at 11:50 AM on August 4 2011 by free2bjen
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Meican Bean Salad
My wife and I love this salad. We put it on top of garden salad last night as the salad dressing. Great!
Posted at 9:40 AM on August 12 2010 by floydiii
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Best bean salad on earth!
This is indeed one sassy bean salad. The flavors together are amazing...the color makes for a great summer presentation....the taste with knock your taste buds out. I keep a bowl of it made up all summer long!
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by
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Fabulous Tasting Bean Salad
My neighbor made this salad and shared it with me. It was so flavorful that it made my taste buds dance. It would be wonderful for an outdoor barbecue. My one year old even liked it!
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by Audra
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One of the best, amazing!
This was so so so so amazing. We added cumin to the dressing as one poster did, and we minced a seeded jalapeno instead of the green pepper. We also added 1/4 of a head of finely chopped lettuce to up the veggie content a bit. This was so flavorful, the texture mix was perfect, this is going to become a regular at our house!
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by queen_merla
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Cinco de Mayo
Used to make a similar salad for this special day.This year I tried this one & what a hit!!! Everyone,told me how good!!! I was out of time & the salad was the last to make. Fast,easy & simple.Cumin is the only thing I add & gaave the taste I wanted
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by crazeknot
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Yummy,healthy,Kids like it!!
I have to make this every week at least , my family eats this for a dip with tortilla chips. They get all the nutrients fiber and vitamins . I feel so good they eat this..
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by Sijwheel
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A hit at the BBQ!
I made this salad for a BBQ and everyone LOVED it! It was so fresh and tasty. A great modern twist on a classic bean salad. I'll definitely make it again - it's easy and a crowd-pleaser.
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by mrschef
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Tastey
This was very tastey and had a lot of different textures and flavors. I would recommend it for a BBQ in the summer or something like that.
Posted at 7:30 PM on July 4 2010 by Amsey83
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