Refried Beans and Rice Bowl with Veggies and Smoky Cajun Sauce
Quick, healthy and delicious, this refried beans and rice bowl with veggies gets a super flavor hit with the smoky cajun sauce. This would make a perfect midweek meal.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 524kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Cups brown or white rice
- 1 15 ounce can refried beans
- 1 sweet potato cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 avocado scooped from skin and chopped
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup smoky cajun sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- lime slices for garnish
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cook the rice according to the rice cooker or package
- Spread the sweet potato out on a parchment lined sheet pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
- Make the smoky cajun sauce.
- Heat the refried beans in a small pot.
- Cook the frozen corn according to the package.
- Assemble the bowl- Place a scoop of rice in the bowl. Add the fresh spinach. Add scoops of the refried beans, sweet potato, corn, tomato, avocado, red onion, and salsa going clockwise around the bowl.
- Drizzle with smoky cajun sauce.
- Sprinkle the chopped fresh cilantro over and garnish with a lime slice.
Nutrition
Calories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 607mg | Potassium: 1110mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 8150IU | Vitamin C: 21.6mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 3.6mg