Recipes
Brazilian-Style Pork Stew with Rice
6 servings
4 hours, 30 minutes total (Active 30 minutes)
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Ingredients
- 2 (15 oz) cans black beans
- 5 slices bacon
- 1 ½ lb pork for stew
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 3 ¼ cups no-salt-added chicken stock, divided
- 1 (10.75 oz) can heart healthy condensed tomato soup
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 (11 oz) can Mandarin oranges (optional)
Steps
- Drain and rinse beans; cut bacon into 1-inch pieces (wash hands). Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place bacon in pan; cook and stir 4–5 minutes until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon, leaving drippings in pan.
- Season pork with salt and pepper, then place in same pan (wash hands). Cook 2–3 minutes on each side until browned. Place bacon and pork in slow cooker.
- Pour 1 ¼ cups stock into pan; cook and stir 2–3 minutes until hot. Pour stock carefully into slow cooker; stir in tomato soup, beans, and hot sauce. Cover and cook on HIGH 3–4 hours (or on LOW 7–8 hours) until pork is tender and 195°F .
- Cook rice following package instructions during last 30 minutes of cook time, using remaining 2 cups stock. Drain oranges, if using. Serve stew over rice, topped with oranges.
If fruits and vegetables are part of this recipe, be sure to wash thoroughly.
Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 540, Total Fat 23g, Sat Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 85mg, Sodium 1130mg, Total Carb 50g, Fiber 5g, Total Sugar 5g, (Incl. 2g Added Sugars), Protein 31g, Vitamin D 6%, Calc 4%, Iron 20%, Potassium 20%