This recipe can be made quite successfully with almost any other pulse, try this with lentils or chickpeas. The recipe can also be served over a starch, rice or cous cous and will serve more people.
- olive oil
- minced fresh ginger
- ground turmeric
- garam masala
- chopped fresh cilantro
Many different seasoning meats can be used: pickled pork, pork chops, sausage, salt pork, pigs tails, bacon, tasso and smoked meats. But ham is probably the most popular.
- bacon drippings or corn oil
- bay leaves
- dried thyme leaves
- minced parsley
- vinegar
- hot cooked white rice
Any peppers of your choice can be used in place of jalapeno. Add a little fresh lime at the end of cooking. Any dried bean will work in place of the pinto. Meats can also be used, replace half the beans with meat and saute them in fat before sauteing vegetables.
- dried cumin or to taste
- chili powder
- bay leaves
- oregano
- black pepper
- chopped cilantro
- whole or lowfat milk
- Worcestershire sauce
- minced fresh thyme
- garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- 90% lean ground beef
- shredded cheddar cheese
Original recipe called for 1/2 cup more sugar than I use.
- 2% milk
- short grain rice
- flour
- chicken stock
- milk
- deli spicy mustard
Lighter Version: Omit the lard and the salt. Increase the oregano by 1 teaspoon and the garlic by 2 cloves. Add 2 teaspoons vinegar.
- oregano
- dried chile
- extra virgin olive oil
- ground chicken
- chili powder
- cumin
- chicken stock
- quick-cooking polenta
- coarse salt
- extra-wide egg noodles
- unsalted butter
- chicken broth
- Dijon mustard
- sour cream
- fresh ground black pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- thickly sliced pumpernickel bread
9 WW Points Plus
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