Spicy Bean Bites
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Spicy Bean Bites
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Ingredients:
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Servings:
about
scaling
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Prep Time:
35 minutes
Cook Method:
baked
Cook Temp:
375 degrees F
Directions:
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1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place mini shells on baking sheet.
2. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet. Add garlic and sauté briefly until golden. Add beans and mash with potato masher until chunky.
Add sweet potato, mango, salsa, and cherries. Mix gently and heat through.
3. Divide bean mixture among 30 mini shells. Top each with about 11/2 tsp. grated cheese. Bake at 375°F for about 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Top each tart with 1/2 tsp. sour cream and serve warm.

Notes:

Be sure to dice the cooked sweet potato and chop the dried cherries. Hannaford brand is suggested for the following ingredients: olive oil, black beans, pepper jack cheese, and nonfat sour cream. Nature's Place Organic Salsa, medium hot, is the salsa of choice for this recipe.

Recipe courtesy of Jerie Reid via Hannaford fresh Magazine March/April 09.
30 ea Mini phyllo pastry shells, frozen
1 tsp Olive oil
1 ea Large garlic clove, crushed
1/2 cup Black beans, canned, drained
1/2 cup Cooked, drained sweet potatoes
1/2 cup Finely diced fresh mango
1 Tbs Dried cherries
1 cup Pepper jack cheese, shredded
3 Tbs Sour Cream, nonfat
1/3 cup Salsa, medium