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My Favorite Products for the Holidays #ad #SealsForGood

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As you know the holidays are really around the corner and we have to have on hand good quality products to ensure that we present to our friends and family a delicious dessert, bread or meal.

I love to use 100% Real California Milk products because they are the best quality we can have.

The Real California Milk Seal isn’t just another logo. It represents the commitment by California dairy farm families to producing quality milk that goes into the dairy products families need. To demonstrate this dedication to nourishing families and communities, Real California Milk is leading an initiative called Seals for Good. The campaign has been going on since September as we’ve been supporting families affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Florida and Texas. But now, we are expanding the campaign to help those in our own backyard affected by the wildfires.

Real California Milk will donate $5 to the Great American Milk Drive every time a user shares a photo of our Real California Milk seal on social using the hashtag #SealsforGood (up to $10k in CA and $20k in TX/FL).

For many children and families who face hunger, even basic staples like milk may be missing. The Great American Milk Drive, in partnership with Feeding America, has delivered more than 1 million gallons of milk to food banks across the country since 2014 to help families get the nutrients they need.

I’m always recommending to my friends different and better products they can add to their baked goods and here I want to show you my favorites

Grated Cheese
Butter
Cream
Cheese
Flavored Cream

Just remember to look for the Real California Milk Seal.

 

Vegetable Stew Celebrating Holy Week with #VivaLaMorena #ad #cbias

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Using La Morena Products to created my recipes for this holy week is bean really a delicious and perfect idea.
I’m very lucky to have a great variety of stores where I can find these quality products like Northgate Gonzalez, this latino specialty store is where you can find all kinds of different La Morena products.

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The authentic flavor and great variety of the products are what’s makes me keep using them in all my recipes. And you know the this is the time for Lent, so all the recipes we make are meat free, only fish and veggies are allowed, we take this time of reflection very serious.I recently bought a variety of jalapeños, chipotle, chipotle sauce, in these days of Easter or Cuaresma adding original and different flavors is what makes my meals even more delicious. This vegetable stew is a Sunday lunch in my house for Semana Santa, we love to make this healthy, pack in flavor meals, in my house is a most after church and once in a while, I change it up a little by adding pieces of fish.

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You can also get your hands on this products by participating in this giveaway La Morena is giving away FIVE $200 gift cards. Just click below to enter. Good Luck!.

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VEGETABLE STEW

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 15 onz can of chickpeas, drain and rinse.
  • 1/2 cup mince onion
  • 1/2 cup mince red bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 3 medium carrots cut in rounds
  • 1/4 cup La Morena Chipotle Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • salt and pepper to taste.
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a heavy bottom pan heat to medium heat, add oil, onions,tomato and bell pepper, cook for 3 minutes, add the rest of the ingredients including the chipotle sauce, ketchup, water, and tomato paste, low the heat cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Once ready add salt and pepper to taste, cilantro and let it cook for 3 more minutes, in the meantime toast some bread, I personally love bolillo bread, you can find this bread in latino specialty stores, but you can use any one of your preference.
  3. Also if you like a lot of spice in your food, you can perfectly use the entire can of chipotle sauce.

This recipe makes 3 servings.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

Top 5 Prep Ahead Snacks #ZiplocBacktoSchool #ad #CollectiveBias

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Top 5 Prep Ahead Snacks #ZiplocBacktoSchool #ad #CollectiveBias

 

In my crazy life, there is always a way to get organized and ready for back-to-school, and I’m so happy I can rely on amazing products with great quality like Ziploc® brand products. I can’t imagine my life when school starts without my go-to essentials.

I want to share my top 5 prep ahead snacks along with tips to make back-to-school fun and super easy for you. Why not make the last days of summer productive because we need to work just a little bit during summer time to make our life so much easier for school?

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First, we need to talk about all the supplies that we will need to make some personalized Ziploc® brand Bags. You know the kids love when we take our time to make something super special for them, and these bags are super easy to personalize so that every time they open their lunch box, a smile will appear on their faces.

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For me, this is also an easy way to have everything on hand and to keep my kids from fighting about their favorite lunch or how different they want their snack because my girls like different things all the time.

Ok, here we go, we need:
Markers
Stickers
Ziploc® brand Snack Bags
Ziploc® brand Sandwich Bags or
Ziploc® brand Containers

Have you seen the super amazing feature of the Ziploc® brand Bags with Easy Open Tabs®? They are totally different and great for the kiddos to open their bags by themselves with ease.

I like to personalize the bags with their names and adding some decorations or stickers. They love it and it is a great way to keep all snack and lunches out of the reach of other kids. You can make some of these personalized Ziploc® brand Storage Bags with Easy Open Tabs® ahead of time and have them on hand. I like to keep one box on my fridge and another on my pantry.

Now that we have our bags ready I would love to share my prep ahead snacks. I have so many recommendations but my favorites are the ones you can have ready and the week before.

1- Raisins and cheese: you can have portions of ¼ cup of raisins and one string cheese in your fridge.

2- Grapes: go to the market, wash and dry your grapes and portion about 20 grapes per bag.

3- Oranges: every week peel and portion half of an orange in a bag. Cool, fresh and delicious.

4- Crackers: about 8 crackers are perfect or about ¼ cup of cheese crackers to complement the snack.

5- Carrots and celery: perfect for hot days, and you can use a small Ziploc® brand Container to add caramel, ranch dressing or peanut butter.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

To make it easy and more organized, keep your snacks in a big Ziploc® brand Container on the fridge as well in your pantry. An organized life is a better life.
Make your prep on Sundays because in general, Sundays are a slow day and you only will need to make a week’s worth of snacks and lunches.

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Let me hear about your favorite Ziploc® brand products and your favorite go-to snacks. And remember, back to school is around the corner so make your life simple and prep ahead as much as you can.

Join the conversation and find more ideas here Ziploc®

Be sure to also follow Ziploc® brand on Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube

Easy Mini Snack Stadium #GameDayGlory #Ad #CollectiveBias

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Easy Mini Snack Stadium #GameDayGlory #Ad #CollectiveBias

Are you exited for the Big Game? Well I’m, I can’t wait to watch the game with all my family and have some healthy competition in the house. For this occasion I’m sure we are going to have a few friends and I need to be prepared with a fun, easy, and of course great theme for the day.

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Ok, to be super prepare for the game and have a fun snack stadium as a theme, first we need to go to Walmart, to find some of my favorites products and easy snack time favorites like, SNICKERS® FUN SIZE®, Diet Pepsi™, TOSTITOS® Original Party Size and TOSTITOS® Medium Chunky Salsa, yummy!

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Well you know when it comes to snacking and party, better to be sure and have the right products on hand. Once you have all the products, and I bought a lot, because I know there’s always those “unexpected” friends that come at any time, and as a good host I need to be prepared.

I also love easy, simple and little things, and my impression of a snack stadium has that and more, my daughters help me choosing the materials and I have to be honest It look cute and easy to clean.

Is very simple, I use mini foil loaf pans for the sitting, and a squared foil pan to make the field, as a funny touch my daughter suggested that we use the mini Diet Pepsi™ for the lights.

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I want to share with all of you that this was a difficult, super hard thing to build, nah, just kidding, it was very easy. We place the pans in position to make the sitting and the field, at first, I put one mini pan on top of the other but my oldest said that it did not look good, so we make 2 sittings of each side, and 1 on the front and back.

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You can place the chips and the candy any where you like, but I think having a salty and sweet side works great. I use some guacamole and add-on the sides the TOSTITOS® Medium Chunky Salsa, it was Delicious! if you mix the two together. Have fun and involve the family with projects like this, if you need more ideas just click HERE

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If you like my idea or want to share your favorite theme when it come to the big game. just leave me a comment below.

Sticky Mini Bars #BakeInTheFun #ad #CollectiveBias

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Sticky Mini Bars #BakeInTheFun #ad #CollectiveBias

Can you believe is almost Fall season? I love this time of the year. All the change in the air, stores decorate windows with beautiful illustrations of turkeys, pumpkins and more; and the best part is all the delicious bake goods you can make.

I have to share with you today one of the most easy, delicious, simple recipe, inspired by all the fall flavors you can find. This is a recipe I created with few ingredients because my little one loves to bake and my oldest daughter want me to create a recipe she can make with her sister and it did not require a lot of ingredients.

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So we start storming with ideas and one of my daughter mention lets make something with M&M’s® and that is how this recipe began to take shape. First we went to Walmart for a few ingredients all of them where pick by my girls because this are there favorites. We buy Mott’s® Apple Juice, Mott’s® Apple Sauce Original, Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Cake Mix and Pillsbury™ Creamy Supreme® Cream Cheese Icing, on the side I bought for me some Snapple® Apple Single you know to keep me cool during this process.

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I was so impress with my girls that we adventure and decide to buy the M&M’s® Pecan Pie 9.9oz, this pecan pie flavor is the perfect combination to our experiment. I want to mention also that this sticky bars are made with only this ingredients so you will be surprise how delicious this recipe is, and is perfect to make for all the upcoming school events and parties you are going to be attending.

I love how we can connect making treats, this is my favorite part of fall, making memories with my daughter and also creating recipes that will be a great way for then to share with there kids some days.

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Oh I can’t  forget, we have a Coupon for you; So go to Walmart and buy as many as you want M&M’s® Pecan Pie 9.9oz make the recipe and let me know how you like it.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 box cake mix Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Cake Mix
  • 16 oz apple sauce Mott’s® Apple Sauce Original
  • 1/4 cup Cold apple juice Mott’s® Apple Juice
  • 1 1/2 bags of M&M’s® Pecan Pie 9.9oz

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 13×9 baking dish.

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In a bowl place the cake mix and add the apple sauce and the apple juice, mix until well combine. Place the mixture in the baking dish and spread evenly.

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Grap a bag of M&M’s® Pecan Pie 9.9oz and sprinkle over the cake, then place the other 1/2 bag in a bag and brake with the help of a roller, this little pieces will give the cake a nutty flavor.

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Bake for 28 minutes. Once ready immaterially place in a cooling rack to cool completely. Cut in little bars, place in a container and you can perfectly store them in the fridge.

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Enjoy with a cold glass of apple juice.
This recipe makes 1 13×9 baking dish.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 28 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

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Cold Avocado and Cucumber Cream #SaboreaUnoHoy #ad

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Cold Avocado and Cucumber Cream #SaboreaUnoHoy #ad

Summer is coming to end and we start the with the everyday running of the school days. Now the my kids are in school I love to make healthy and well balance lunch using “Good Fats”, you know that are a lot of kinds of fats in our food and I want to bring to you a little awareness in this, over 75% of the fat in fresh avocados is naturally good fat making them a great substitute for foods high in bad (saturated) fat. Avocados are virtually the only fruit that contains monounsaturated fat, and they are sodium, cholesterol and trans-fat free.

Hass Avocados bring the good fats again to the table and you can prepare healthy and delicious meals with this amazing ingredient. The start of fall also brings Latino families the opportunity to enjoy and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and showcase their traditions with friends and family. So many of our traditions are rooted in the food, because nothing is better than a conversation a plate of guacamole, and the family recipes we share. Fresh Avocados play a central role in many Latino recipes and traditional foods.

Unfortunately Latinos also share the issue of higher type2 diabetes rates across our community. Eating well to maintain a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do to lower your risk for type 2 diabetes. Specially if came from a family like mine, where diabetes is on both sides. I grew up looking at my grandmother struggle with the food se eats, and for me it was very important to learn how to help my family to maintain a healthy life style.

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In so many ways and because avocados form a huge part in our everyday diet we need it to learn more and more different way to eat it. A lot of the recipes I learn during this process are so delicious and fresh and my hold family was super grateful and happy. Not only we are eating better but we also enjoy our meals more, our visits to the doctor are positives and we change the way we look avocados, now they are part of our healthy life style, a key in our nutrition and of course a delicious one.

You can find more information here Saborea Uno Hoy 

Today I’m sharing this fresh perfect for this last days of summer, Cold Avocado and Cucumber Cream, so refreshing and delicious, you can add, chopped tomatoes and some  oven bake tortillas. I know you will love this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cucumber
  • 2 Hass avocados
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 4 teaspoon extra virgen olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 dashes of tabasco

DIRECTIONS

Peel and eliminate the cucumber seed, do the same with the avocados.

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Then add everything to the blender and blend until you have a very smooth and homogeneous.

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Place in a container and refrigerate before serving.

This is a delicious cream that you can serve as an appetizer.

This recipe makes 4 servings.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

Back To The School Routine #FuelForSchool #Ad #Cbias

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Back To The School Routine #FuelForSchool #Ad #Cbias

The first day of school is so important in my culture, I can hear my dad calling us in the morning, Arriba, Arriba! Hora de levantarse! And me going directly to the bathroom to take a shower. Moorings were very difficult for me, specially when you have to be at school before 7 am.

Now I do the same with my girls and it is also difficult not to get cuddle in the blankets, specially when is still dark outside. It is a costume the we take showers in the morning, everybody in country do it, specially before school, it helps to the kids to start the day and the go super fresh and ready to learn.

But sometimes is difficult to get into that routine, and having a complete nutritious breakfast is also very important. And to make my mornings very easy I use Jimmy Dean® Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissant Sandwiches, so easy and delicious to use. To make it more especial I do a Breakfast Care Package, so easy and my daughters love this special gift in the morning. Do don’t have to do this all the time, this is a special first day of school present, just like my mom did for us.

CARE PACKAGE

Is so simple you only need, a small box (I use a cupcake carrier box) tissue paper, cupcake paper cups or small plastic container.
For the breakfast food 1-Jimmy Dean® Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissant Sandwiches, 1- Chocolate Milk or Regular Milk, 1/2 of apple in slices.

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And is simple; just place some tissue paper in the bottom, heat the Jimmy Dean® Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissant Sandwiches according to package directions, place in a cupcake cup, and place the apple slices in another cupcake cup. Put everything inside the box, and call your kids for breakfast.

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Remember to use their favorite colores, and make it all fun and don’t forget the hugs and kisses. Jimmy Dean® breakfast sandwiches are delicious, satisfying, high quality breakfast solutions for the perfect start to any morning.

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And of course when they come back from school I highly recommend a delicious State Fair® Corn Dog, this is another way to make the first day the most special day for them. State Fair® Brand produces a variety of delicious corn dogs featuring a signature honey-sweetened cornbread batter. You can find State Fair® Corn Dogs in the freezer section at Walmart.

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You can find all this products and the care package materials at Walmart, another reason why I love shopping there.

What are some of your favorite back to school tips and tricks? I’d love to hear your favorite!

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Mix Veggie Salad with Chipotle Dressing #VivaLaMorena #ad #Cbias

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Mix Veggie Salad with Chipotle Dressing #VivaLaMorena #ad #Cbias

One thing the I love to make during the summer is my Dad’s classic salad. I remember that he always make this salad with any kind of veggie he will find in the fridge, it was so funny and at the same time a great opportunity to utilize all the veggies we had.

I decide to make it for my family and share with my girls this super easy recipe, so they can carrie the tradition and and make a fresh salad during the hot summer days.

The first thing we did was checking the fridge to see what we have for the salad; we found some very tasty ingredients as well as sweet corn that my little one loves. But to make the dressing I need it the key ingredient, Chipotle sauce, this is the main ingredient in this salad, it give it a delicious kick.

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We took the car and went to Walmart of course, to buy La Morena Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce and even more products the this amazing brand has, La Morena products add authentic Latino flavors to your traditional Hispanic dishes. And that product can be found at the Hispanic aisle at Walmart. We stock out on this great products to complement the salad which it can’t taste the same without them.

You can make this salad, like I said before with any kind of veggie you have in hand, it has no rules, and as follow I will show you what we added to it.

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Let me know what is your favorite La Morena product and what kind of veggies did you use for the salad.

INGREDIENS

  • 1 small grated cabbage
  • 1 cup red bell pepper strips
  • 1 15 ons can sweet corn
  • 2 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup chopped green onions
  • 1 cup chopped cilantro
  • 3 tablespoons Adobo Sauce
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons mince cilantro
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

DIRENTIONS

In a bowl mix all the veggies, add some salt and pepper. In another bowl combine, mayonnaise, milk, chipotle sauce, cilantro and lemon, mix until combine.

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Then add this delicious sauce to the veggies and mix well.

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Let it rest on the fridge for about an hour so it bring the flavor to a different delicious level.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

Almond and Carrot Biscuits #BreadBakers

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Almond and Carrot Biscuits #BreadBakers

Is so hot this days and I’m sure that you think the same, but nothing can’t compare to a homemade biscuit, and this month our lovely host Pavani from Cook’s Hideout give us the great challenge of creating a delicious bread recipe using our Summer Bounty! Yes easy, practical and summer special recipes for you to make.

If you ask me my staple veggies to have in hand, I would said, carrots, onions and potatoes, everybody love this veggies, you can make a sweet or savory recipe with this 3 vegetables and all the recipes taste delicious.

And that is why I made this biscuits, inspire by the sweetness of the carrots in a savory dish. This biscuits are not super sweet, you can easily smear some butter on then, soft, nutty and perfect to take with you and eat them on the go.

I truly love this recipe and I hope you love too. I want to hear what you think, so don’t forget to leave me a comment.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup powder milk
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup grated carrots
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1/2 teaspoon grown cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a food processor add all the ingredients minus the half and half and butter, pulse until just combine.
Add the butter and pulse again about 4 times, then add the half and half gradually, by pulsing at the same time.

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stop the process when you see the all the ingredients are some how incorporated.
Spray some cooking spray in a king sheet and place tablespoon of the mixture in it.
Bake for 14 minutes.

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Place in a cooling rack to cool completely or you can eat it while is warm.

This recipe makes 6 drop biscuits.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 14 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here.

Links are also updated each month on this home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

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Breads using Summer Bounty:

Refried Teriyaki Beans #KikkomanSaborLBC #ad

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I’m super happy to be pair up with Kikkoman again and share with you this delicious and different recipe, that I know you are going to love.
These different refried beans are a huge success in my house, my kids love beans you know we as a latino family beans and rice are on hand all the time.

I made this recipe very frequently, specially when we have to bring a side to a party, super easy to make, and with only 9 ingredients I’m sure any guest or family member is going to be happy eating these beans.
Japanese-Americans in Hawaii added fresh ginger, brown sugar, pineapple juice and green onions to produce the teriyaki we know and love, and these are the flavors I love, the sweet and spicy flavors that Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinare & Sauce gives to my beans are so unique and different that they are completely out of the box of any other kind you ever tried.

This recipe is going to complement any kind of meat or rice you choose to be pair with, it is unique in flavor, so remember to use complementing spices in your main dish. And of course, don’t forget to bring Kikkoman sauces to the table this summer, and reinvent, your recipes with these amazing flavors.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 29 ons can Pinto Beans, drained and wash
  • 1 cup Teriyaki Sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 6 slices chopped bacon
  • 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS

Heat to medium heat a pot, add bacon and onion cook for 5 minutes, then add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium low and cook for 20 minutes.

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When ready lower the heat completely and using a fork, mash the beans, not all the beans leave some hold.#KikkomanSaborLBC #ad 2 Remove from the heat and let it come to room temperature, this is a great way to eat this beans.

This recipe makes 6 servings.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Level of the recipe: Easy

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Kikkoman. The opinions and text are all mine.