You can have this deliciously nutritious Mexican-inspired meal on the table in under an hour--or even less if you cheat and use precooked brown rice!

Source: Midwest Living

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Recipe Summary

hands-on:
10 mins
total:
55 mins
Servings:
4
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • For rice: In a medium saucepan, bring water to boiling. Add rice; reduce heat and simmer, covered, 40 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.

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  • For squash: Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl combine cumin, garlic powder and cayenne. In a medium bowl combine oil, salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture. (Reserve remaining spice mixture to season the beans.) Add squash and toss to coat. Arrange in single layer in large, rimmed baking sheet. Roast 20 minutes or until tender, turning once.

  • For beans: Drain beans, reserving 3 tablespoons liquid. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine beans, reserved liquid and remaining spice mixture. Cover and cook on high (100% power) 2 minutes. Juice half of the lime; stir juice into bean mixture. Cut remaining lime half into wedges.

  • To serve: Divide rice among 4 shallow bowls. Top with squash, beans and desired toppers, including a wedge of lime for squeezing.

Nutrition Facts

394 calories; fat 12g; cholesterol 5mg; saturated fat 2g; carbohydrates 64g; mono fat 7g; poly fat 1g; insoluble fiber 10g; sugars 6g; protein 11g; vitamin a 14899.6IU; vitamin c 39.1mg; thiamin 0.4mg; riboflavin 0.1mg; niacin equivalents 4.6mg; vitamin b6 0.5mg; folate 72.5mcg; vitamin b12 0.1mcg; sodium 860mg; potassium 1121mg; calcium 187mg; iron 3.5mg.
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