* Exported from MasterCook * WESTERN BEANS & RICE Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Main dish Vegetarian Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 md Onion -- chopped 1 c Sliced celery 1 tb Butter or margarine 32 oz Canned pinto beans* -- drained and rinsed 1/2 ts Salt 8 oz Tomato sauce 1/8 ts Hot pepper sauce 1/2 c Water 3 c Hot cooked rice Cook onion and celery in butter in large skillet until tender. Stir in beans, salt, tomato sauce, pepper sauce and water; heat thoroughly. Serve over hot rice. *Any type of bean may be substituted. Each serving provides: * 212 calories * 8 g. protein * 3 g. fat * 40 g. carbohydrate * 1 g. dietary fiber * 5 mg. cholesterol * 962 mg. sodium Source: Stretching Your Budget With Rice Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -