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Easy Costa Rican Gallo Pinto

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Easy Costa Rican Gallo Pinto

Costa Rica's rice and beans breakfast staple — Lizano sauce is the ingredient that actually makes it gallo pinto rather than just fried rice and beans, so don't skip it.

Total time
22 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
12 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Costa Rican
vegangluten-free

Ingredients

3 cupscooked rice
2 cupsblack beans, drained
1/4 cup / 1Lizano sauce and onion

Instructions

1

Sauté onion until soft.

2

Add the rice and beans to the pan.

3

Stir-fry together until well combined and heated through.

4

Season generously with Lizano sauce, serve with eggs if desired.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
387
Protein
15.3g
Fat
1.1g
Carbs
77.7g
Fiber
11g
Sodium
3mg

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