Huevos Motuleños

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Heart Healthy High-Protein

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Soak the pinto beans in 3 cups of water overnight in the refrigerator. Drain. Boil the beans in 3 cups fresh water until they are soft. Drain the water and mash the beans into a paste.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  3. Place tortillas on a cookie sheet and bake for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove cookie sheet from oven and let tortillas cool.
  4. Spoon 1/4 cup of mashed beans on each tortilla. Drain peas and put 1/4 cup of peas on top of beans. Add 2 tablespoons of diced ham on top of peas.
  5. Bake the tortillas for about 8 minutes.
  6. In a mixing bowl, mix egg whites with vegetable oil.
  7. Cook the egg whites in a nonstick pan over medium heat until firm. Cut the egg into 8 pieces.
  8. Place baked tortillas on a plate. Cover ham and mashed beans with a piece of egg.
  9. Add 2 tablespoons of salsa on each tortilla, and serve two tortillas per person.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories352
Protein25 g
Total Fat7 g
Saturated Fat1 g
Cholesterol25 mg
Sodium322 mg
Carbohydrates50 g
Dietary Fiber12 g

U.S. Department of Agriculture, MyPlate Kitchen (public domain), via the Internet Archive. Source: A Harvest of Recipes with USDA Foods USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations