Mexican-Style Potato and Black Bean Skillet with Corn
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Cost
- $13.00
- Nutrition
- 380 cal · 14g protein
- quick
- skillet
- budget
- high-protein
- meatless
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain potatoes
Mexican-Style Potato and Black Bean Skillet with Corn is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 25 minutes, for around $13 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 9 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain potatoes works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Chips and salsa (2 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb russet potatoes
- 2 cans canned black beans
- 1½ cups frozen corn
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lime
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro
Steps
- Cut potatoes into 0.5-inch cubes and dice onion, then heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook potatoes and onion for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add drained black beans, corn, cumin, chili powder, and salt to taste, then cook for 4 minutes until beans warm through and potatoes are tender.
- Squeeze lime juice over the skillet and toss in fresh cilantro.
- Divide into bowls and serve warm with avocado and salsa on the side (optional).
On the side: Chips and salsa (2 min)
1 bag tortilla chips, 1 jar salsa
- Put out the chips with a bowl of salsa.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50 g
- Fiber
- 10 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 620 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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