Caribbean White Beans

A wonderful combination of Caribbean ingredients turn into a very flavorful meal! Pour the beans over white rice or have as a soup. Great with breaded thin steaks. I get requests for this meal from all my family, friends, and coworkers.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 121 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 pinch ground cumin
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (6.5 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can small white beans
• 1 sprig cilantro, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup calabaza (pumpkin-like squash), peeled and medium diced
• 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon with coriander and achiote
• 1 cube chicken with tomato flavored bouillon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and green pepper; cook until the onion begins to turn brown, about 5 minutes. Pour in the water, white beans, tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, and calabaza. Season with the sazon packet, bouillon cube, salt, pepper, and cumin; stir well to combine.

Step 2

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the calabaza has softened, about 20 minutes. Remove the cover, and continue cooking until the sauce has thickened, about 10 more minutes.