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Gandules Guisados
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A quick and easy recipe for Gandules Guisados using canned pigeon peas simmered in a tomato-based sauce with sofrito is an inexpensive side dish loaded with flavor!
Prep Time:
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
20
minutes
mins
Total Time:
25
minutes
mins
Yield:
4
servings
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Latin
Ingredients
1/4
cup
sofrito
1
tablespoon
olive oil
15
ounce
can gandules
(pigeon peas not drained)
1/2
tablespoon
sazon
(or 1 packet Goya or Badia (con achiote))
1/2
teaspoon
chicken or veggie bouillon
(or more to taste (Better Than Bouillon))
1/2
cup
canned tomato sauce
(half 8 oz can)
1/2
cup
water
cooked
(long grain white rice for serving)
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet and add the sofrito, sauté 3 to 4 minutes, stirring.
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, cover and simmer 20 minutes, until the flavors meld and thicken.
If you want thicker beans, uncover and simmer until thickened to your taste. For soupier beans, add more water.
Serve over white rice.
Notes
Gandules can be refrigerated up to 4 days or frozen up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
/2 cup
,
Calories:
131
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
17.5
g
,
Protein:
5
g
,
Fat:
4.5
g
,
Saturated Fat:
0.5
g
,
Sodium:
710.5
mg
,
Fiber:
4
g
,
Sugar:
3.5
g
- WW Points:
1