Stovetop Barbequed Beans

Beans are a super food for anyone watching their blood sugar, but quick-and-easy barbequed bean recipes generally rely heavily on sugar-laden barbeque sauces. Instead, this recipe takes advantage of the lip-smacking barbeque sauce I created for my  Root Beer Barbequed Chicken and eliminates the equivalent of almost eight tablespoons of sugar when compared with a store-bought brand. When you’re watching the added sugar in your diet, there are better places to put it than in the barbeque sauce.

Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
2 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
3/4 cup simmered root beer barbecue sauce (click on Root Beer Barbequed Chicken link in header for sauce recipe)
Salt to taste
Fresh ground pepper to taste
For smokier beans, add 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke

Instructions

1.  In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add onion and sauté for about 3 minutes until tender and translucent.

2.  Add the beans and barbeque sauce. Simmer on low for 15 to 20 minutes until sauce blends with beans.

Nutrition Information Per Serving 1/2 cup
Calories 140: Carbohydrate 25g(Sugars 4g) : Total Fat 1.5g
(Sat Fat 0g) : Protein 8g : Fiber 8g : Cholesterol 0mg : Sodium 240mg

Food Exchanges: 1.5 Starch: Carbohydrate Choices : 1.5 Weight Watcher Point Comparison: 2

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