Black Bean Omelets Almost Weight Watchers Recipes

CHICKEN AND BLACK BEAN TACOS - WEIGHT WATCHERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Spray a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Crumple two large sheets of aluminum foil into two 4-inch high, 12-inch-long rectangles and place on the baking sheet.
• Drape the tortillas over the foil to form taco shells.
• Bake until golden, about 8 minutes.
• Let cool over the foil about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, brown the chicken in a nonstick skillet.
• Stir in the black beans and salsa and heat to serving temperature.
• Fill the taco shells with the chicken mixture, then top the tacos with the tomatoes, lettuce, scallions, cheese and sour cream.
• Serve immediately.

MEXICAN BLACK BEANS (WW)

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add onion, bell pepper, jalapeño and garlic.
• Sauté, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are wilted, about 8 minutes.
• Add chili powder, bay leaves, cumin and oregano; sauté, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add beans, broth, salt and pepper. Increase heat to high; bring to a boil and lower heat to medium-low.
• Gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until creamy and tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves; stir in cilantro and serve.
• EACH SERVING (1/2 cup) PROVIDES: 1 Fat, 1/2 Vegetable, 2 Proteins, 5 Optional Calories.
• PER SERVING: 219 Calories, 11 g Protein, 6 g Fat, 32 g Carbohydrate, 23 mg Sodium, 0 mg Cholesterol, 3 g Dietary Fiber; 4 points.

WEIGHT WATCHERS BLACK BEAN BROWNIES - WW POINTS = 3

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9- X 13-inch pan with flour variety cooking spray; line with aluminum foil and coat foil with cooking spray.
• In a blender or mini food processor, process beans with coffee until smooth; set aside.
• In a double boiler over very low heat, melt butter and chocolate.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low speed, add melted chocolate to eggs; incorporate well. Add black bean mixture, vanilla and salt; mix well. Add flour; combine thoroughly on low speed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in center of brownies comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pan to a cooling rack. After 10 minutes, remove brownies from pan by pulling up on foil and placing brownies on cooling rack to cool more.

OMELETS WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Heat lard in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté garlic and chiles, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and simmer, stirring frequently, until most of liquid is evaporated and tomatoes have broken down to form a sauce, about 15 minutes. Cool sauce, then stir in salt to taste.
• Cook first omelet:
• Whisk together 3 eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until blended. Heat 1 tablespoon lard in a 6- to 7-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and add eggs. As eggs set around edge of skillet, pull cooked portions toward center using a heatproof spatula, letting raw egg flow around and underneath. Repeat until eggs are partially set, about 2 minutes, then spread 1/3 cup black beans evenly over eggs. Shake skillet to loosen omelet and slide out onto a plate, then invert skillet over plate and, wearing oven mitts, hold plate against skillet and reinvert omelet into skillet. Cook 1 minute more, then with spatula lift edge of omelet opposite handle and fold it toward center. Tilt side of skillet opposite handle downward and roll omelet over itself onto a plate. Spoon some of sauce over omelet and serve. Make 3 more omelets in same manner.

BLACK BEAN AND CHEESY BURRITO - WW

Steps:

• Layer black beans on tortilla and top with cheese.
• Microwave until cheese melts.
• Roll up tortilla, top with salsa.

BLACK BEAN OMELETS (ALMOST WEIGHT WATCHERS)

Steps:

• Empty the drained black beans and Rotel in pan and bring to a boil. Remove as much liquid as you can without burning beans. Add Garlic.
• Place sauce pan or small skillet on eye, spray with Pam and turn to high heat. Crack eggs and stir to mix. When pan is hot, add eggs. When mostly solid, add cheese. Use slotted spoon to spoon about 1/2 Cup of bean mixture on to 1 side of the omelet. Fold, and wait for cheese to melt.
• Serve with sour cream on the side and Cholula sauce.
• Bean mixture is enough for 3 omelets.