Jamaican Curried Rice

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 3 cups hot cooked rice
• 1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful (or 6 packets of Equal sweetener)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup salted cashews

Directions

1. Heat oil in medium skillet. Cook and stir bell pepper and onions 2 to 3 minutes. Add curry powder; stir 30 seconds.
2. Combine cooked rice, Equal®, lime juice and salt in medium-size bowl. Stir in cooked vegetable mixture, pineapple and black beans. Rice may be served warm or at room temperature.
3. Sprinkle with cashews just before serving.

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1 fat.

Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.