Subject: Pumpkin With Black Beans
From: "Dancer^" <[email-masked]>
Date: 27 Oct 1999 04:47:36 -0600
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

Low-Fat Pumpkin With Black Beans  (high fiber)

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup sherry
1/4 cup vegetable broth
2 cups cooked black beans or equivalent, canned
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon thyme
3 green onions, sliced

In a large non-stick frying pan, heat oil. Add onion, garlic, and pumpkin
and saute until the onion is softened. Add sherry and broth and simmer until
the pumpkin is tender when pierced with a fork, about 8 minutes.
Add the beans, salt, cumin, and thyme; continue to simmer until the beans
are heated through. Garnish with green onions.

Makes 4 servings.
Calories   175   Fat   2 g   Fiber   5.7 g.

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