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Cowboy Caviar

June 17, 2025 by Dinner Tonight

Brighten up your plate with this vibrant, crowd-pleasing Cowboy Caviar! ✨ Packed with wholesome and colorful ingredients like black beans, corn, and fresh bell peppers, it’s a delicious way to get your veggies in. Healthy, refreshing, and incredibly satisfying. Minimal cooking with maximum flavor. Your taste buds will thank you!


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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 medium Roma tomatoes diced
  • 1/4 medium red onion diced
  • 15 ounce can No Salt Added Black Beans drained and rinsed
  • 15 ounce can no salt added whole kernel corn drained and rinsed
  • 15 ounce can low sodium pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 medium red bell pepper diced
  • 1 medium poblano pepper diced
  • 4 ounce can diced jalapenos
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
Servings: 1/3 cup servings
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Instructions
  1. Make the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice and garlic to combine.
  2. Add the tomatoes, red onion, black beans, black-eyed peas, corn, bell pepper, jalapeño, poblano and cilantro. Toss to cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
  3. To serve, toss well and serve with baked tortilla chips.
Recipe Notes

Cowboy Caviar

Nutrition Facts
Serving size 1/3 cup
servings per container 8

Amount per serving
Calories	200					

% Daily Value
Total Fat	8	g			10	%	
Saturated Fat	1	g			5	%	
Trans Fat	0	g					
Cholesterol	0	mg			0	%	
Sodium	160	mg			7	%	
Total Carbohydrate	26	g			9	%	
Dietary Fiber	6	g			21	%	
Total Sugars	5	g					
Added Sugars	0	g			0	%	
Protein	6	g					

Vitamin D	0	mcg			0	%	
Calcium	37	mg			2	%	
Iron	1	mg			6	%	
Potassium	503	mg			10	%

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: appetizer, beans, black beans, fall, pinto beans, Side Dishes, snack, Snacks, spring, summer

Southwest Chicken Soup

May 9, 2016 by Dinner Tonight

Southwest Chicken Soup is a hearty and healthy soup your family will love. This robust soup gets its flavor from spices instead of sodium.


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6 1 cup servings
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 each onion chopped
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 2 cups chicken breasts chopped, cooked
  • 16 ounce can low sodium pinto beans rinsed and drained
  • 14.5 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes un-drained
  • 8.25 ounce can no salt added whole kernel corn drained
  • 4.5 ounce can green chilies chopped, un-drained
  • 14.5 can chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice
  • 6 tablespoons reduced fat, sour cream
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped
Servings: 1 cup servings
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Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Add onion and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Add chicken, beans, tomatoes, corn, chilies, chicken broth and cumin.
  4. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
  5. Turn heat off and squeeze in lime juice.
  6. Ladle soup into bowls; top with sour cream and cilantro.
Recipe Notes

Southwest Chicken Soup Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 cup (349g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 230 % Daily Value Total Fat 5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 2 g 10 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 45 mg 15 % Sodium 490 mg 21 % Total Carbohydrate 24 g 9 % Dietary Fiber 6 g 21 % Total Sugars 6 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 20 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 66 mg 6 % Iron 2 mg 10 % Potassium 560 mg 10 %

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, beans, Chicken, chicken broth, corn, green chilies, protein, soup, vegetables

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