Black Bean-and-Brown Rice Pitas

Vegetarian
Health score
50%
Black Bean-and-Brown Rice Pitas
45 min.
6
230kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup brown rice uncooked
  • 15 oz black beans rinsed drained canned
  • 0.8 cup corn kernels frozen thawed
  • oz chiles diced green canned
  •  green onions chopped
  • servings nonfat yogurt plain sour
  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
  •  pita bread rounds halved
  • servings romaine lettuce leaves 
  • 0.5 cup salsa fresh
  • servings salsa fresh
  • teaspoon salt 
  • 0.7 cup water 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. Bring 2/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; stir in rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Cool.
  2. Combine rice, black beans, green chiles, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; gently toss. Cover and chill, if desired.
  3. Line each pita half with lettuce. Spoon rice mixture evenly into each half. Top with plain yogurt and additional Fresh Salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Calories230kcal
Protein17.09%
Fat5.64%
Carbs77.27%

Properties

Glycemic Index
36.63
Glycemic Load
19.14
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
23.271304248792%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.04mg
Kaempferol
0.1mg
Quercetin
2.51mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:230.11kcal
11.51%
Fat:1.5g
2.31%
Saturated Fat:0.26g
1.63%
Carbohydrates:46.16g
15.39%
Net Carbohydrates:36.63g
13.32%
Sugar:4.18g
4.65%
Cholesterol:0.02mg
0.01%
Sodium:1289.21mg
56.05%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:10.21g
20.43%
Vitamin A:7757.32IU
155.15%
Vitamin K:101.94µg
97.08%
Folate:191.58µg
47.89%
Manganese:0.93mg
46.6%
Fiber:9.52g
38.1%
Vitamin B1:0.31mg
20.73%
Potassium:697.3mg
19.92%
Phosphorus:189.67mg
18.97%
Iron:3.39mg
18.81%
Magnesium:72.36mg
18.09%
Vitamin C:14.26mg
17.29%
Copper:0.31mg
15.28%
Vitamin B6:0.29mg
14.71%
Vitamin B3:2.72mg
13.59%
Vitamin B2:0.22mg
13.06%
Calcium:110.57mg
11.06%
Zinc:1.25mg
8.36%
Vitamin B5:0.73mg
7.29%
Vitamin E:0.82mg
5.45%
Selenium:2µg
2.86%
Source:My Recipes