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Lean Meal Recipes

15 Best Lean Meal Recipes

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Recipe Roundup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15 oz can black beans
  • 1 15 oz can kidney beans
  • 1 15 oz can of cannellini beans
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 10 oz package frozen corn kernels
  • 1 red onion
  • ½ c olive oil
  • 2 tbsps fresh lime juice
  • ½ c red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsps white sugar
  • 1 tbsps lemon juice
  • ½ tbsps ground cumin
  • 1 tbsps salt
  • ¼ c chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 clove crushed garlic
  • ½ tbsps ground black pepper
  • 1 dash of hot pepper sauce
  • ½ tsp chili powder

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl combine the drained beans, chopped bell peppers, thawed corn, and diced red onion. Mix with a spoon to spread the ingredients evenly.
  • In a separate smaller bowl combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, line juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and black pepper. Whisk thoroughly to all ingredients that are mixed well.
  • In the small bowl add hot sauce and chili powder to season. Whisk thoroughly till all is combined.
  • Pour the wet mixture over the vegetable mix and combine well. Once combined put in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes and serve cold!