Calico Black Beans and Corn

Serve this flavor-packed side dish, an easy recipe that you can make in minutes, with grilled meats, barbecued ribs, or as a vegetarian taco filler.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons canola or corn oil
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
3 cups cooked or canned and drained black beans
2 cups fresh or frozen and thawed corn kernels, preferably shoepeg corn
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions:
1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and jalapeno, and saute them until the onion is translucent, 6 to 8 minutes.
2. Stir in the black beans and corn. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the corn is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cilantro and serve.

Serves 4 to 6

This Recipe was taken from: Prairie Home Cooking with permission of Harvard Common Press, Boston, Massachusetts.