Spicy Beans

Rico Mexican Kitchen Crushed Pinto beans with a subtle hint of spices and smoky Chipotle Chile are more versatile than you might think. Beans are a real staple in many countries and for a good reason… they are nutritious and filling. It’s fascinating that by making a soft taco made with pinto beans in a maize tortilla, the proteins combine to create a complex, more nutritious protein. And if you add a good dollop of Rico Mexican Kitchen salsa, you have a well-balanced snack with some veg goodness too. This is the way the ancient Aztecs and Mayans ate ; how did they know that their food was so nutritious?

We will make more information available on the nutritious nature of beans soon, so watch this space.

Here are some suggestions to eat this wonderful, Mexican every-day essential:

• Enjoy on toast with cheese and Rico Mexican Kitchen salsas
• Spoon into a wrap or cheesy quesadilla
• Try beans to accompany your morning or brunch Huevos Rancheros (fried eggs and salsa)
• Use hot as a side dish
• Try cold as a dip with tortilla chips or raw vegetable batons.

Ingredients: Water; Pinto beans 26%; onion; garlic; Chipotle chiles 2% (water, Jalapeño chiles, onion, tomato, vinegar, salt, vegetable oil, spices); salt; spices.

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