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# Healthy Recipes: Caribbean Pink Beans
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/caribbean_pink_beans_0110110847/
- Published: 2011-01-10T21:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:07:44.000Z
- Description: Pink beans soaked overnight, then simmered with plantains, tomato, red pepper, onion and garlic, with no lard or added fat. Sixteen half-cup servings at 133 calories and under 1 g fat each.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

**Caribbean Pink Beans**

Make beans without lard or other fat.

1 pound pink beans

10 cups water

2 medium plantains, finely chopped

1 large tomato, finely chopped

1 small red pepper, finely chopped

1 medium white onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 1/2 teaspoons salt 

Rinse and pick through the beans. Put the beans in a large pot and add 10 cups of water. Place the pot in the refrigerator and allow the beans to soak overnight.

Cook the beans until they are soft. Add more water as needed while the beans are cooking.

Add the plantains, tomato, pepper, onion, garlic, and salt. Continue cooking at low heat until the plantains are soft.

Option: Serve with rice.

Yield: 16 servings--Serving size: 1/2 cup

**Each serving provides:**

Calories: 133 

Total fat: Less than 1 g 

Saturated fat: Less than 1 g 

Cholesterol: 0 mg 

Sodium: 205 mg 

Calcium: 39 mg 

Iron: 2 mg