Edamame "Hummus" and Spiced Pita Chips

From HERE
Or try traditional hummus.

2 cups frozen shelled edamame, cooked according to package directions
1 cup Silken tofu, drained
1/2 tsp salt
Pinch white pepper
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice

Set 1 Tbsp edamame aside for a garnish.
Place the rest of the edamame in the food processor with the tofu, salt, pepper, cumin, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. Process about 2 minutes. Garnish with edamame and sprinkle of cumin.

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
6 whole-wheat pitas cut into 8 wedges

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine all ingredients and toss (I used a large Ziploc. The recipe called for a bowl.) Spread out, in single layer on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, flipping 1/2 way through. Cool before serving.

Texas Caviar (Stick with me here)

15 oz red kidney beans (1 can or 2 cups cooked)
15 oz garbanzo beans
15 oz white northern beans
15 oz black beans
1 onion, finely chopped
1 lb. corn, cooked and chilled, 4-6 ears or roughly 3 cups
1 small bunch cilantro, chopped


Dressing

¼ cup olive oil
3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. chili powder, cajun seasoning, or cayenne pepper
½ tsp. salt to taste
½ lime (juice of, 1-2 Tbsp.)


Cook all the beans and rinse well. If you are using canned beans, drain them well and rinse them. Combine them in a mixing bowl. Add the onion and cilantro and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and mix well. Add dressing to taste. The salad will absorb a lot of the dressing, so you may not want to add it all at once. Mix well, cover and chill overnight. Taste and add extra dressing if desired.


Serve as a side salad or as a salsa with chips. Enjoy


A serving is 1 cup and has 9 grams of protein.

Pork & Black Bean Soup

Recipe from Woman's Day January 2011
Thanks to my husband's birth mom and the snow outside we tried this recipe.
The only thing missing was corn chips.

6 cups chicken broth
1 large red onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 Tbsp chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, plus 2 Tbsp sauce
2 tsp ground cumin
1 lb dried black beans, rinsed
1 1/2 lb boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat
Kosher salt
Sour cream
Fresh salsa (I removed seeds and chopped up two tomatoes and one jalapeno pepper)

In a 6-qt slow cooker, combine the chicken broth, onion, garlic, chiles, adobo sauce, and cumin. Add the beans and pork; cook, covered, until beans are tender and pork easily pulls apart, 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high.
Transfer pork to a bowl and, using a fork, break into large pieces. Using a handheld immersion blender, puree half the soup. (Alternateviley, puree half the soup in a standard blender and stir it back in.) Stir the pork back into the soup and season with 1 tsp salt. Serve with the sour cream and salsa.

Serves 6. Per serving: 526 cal, 42 g protein, 49 g carbs, 17 g fiber, 18 g fat (7 g sat fat), 91 mg chol, 629 mg sod.