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Cheesy Bean Casserole

Ingredients:

Vegetable cooking spray
1 cup chopped onion
2 (15 oz.) can chili-hot kidney beans, drained
2 (14.5 oz.) cans no-salt-added whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
_ teaspoon garlic powder
_ teaspoon pepper
1 cup (4 oz.) pre-shredded reduced fat sharp Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Coat a non-stick skillet with vegetable cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; sauté until tender. Stir in beans and next three ingredients (tomatoes through pepper). Cook 3 minutes or until heated through, stirring well.

Spoon mixture into 4 individual baking dishes or 1 (8 inch) square baking dish; sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand 5 minutes.

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Yield 4 servings
Calories 274;
Fat 6.9 g;
Protein 17.6 g;
Carbohydrate 35.4 g;
Fiber 12.8 g;
Cholesterol 20 mg;
Iron 0.8 mg;
Sodium 257 mg;
Calcium 250 mg.

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