Smoked Oyster and Beans

Smoked Oyster and Beans Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 - 3.75 oz cans of Smoked Oysters
• 1 can - Bush's Navy Beans
• 1 can - Bush's Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
• 1/2 Sweet Onion - chopped
• 1-2 Tbsp - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp - Turmeric
• 1/2 tsp - Emeril's Essence
• 1/4 tsp - Ground Cayenne Pepper
• Sea Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Directions:  Combine the two cans of beans into colander and rinse throughly.  Add beans to saucepan, add enough water to cover the beans completely.  Add olive oil, chopped onion and spices (turmeric, Emeril's Essence, cayenne pepper).  Cook on Medium heat for 20-30 minutes.  Make sure your water doesn't run low.  Before removing beans from heat, add sea salt and black pepper to taste.  After the beans are removed the stove, add the smoke oysters.  Ensure you drain the oil from the oysters prior to adding them to the beans.  Stir and enjoy!

Health Benefits of this recipe:

Navy Beans - Protein, fiber, iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, skin-protecting antioxidants

Chickpeas - Protein, manganese, folate, fiber, copper, phosphorus, iron, antioxidant phytonutrients

Smoked Oysters - 

• 7g protein (Strengthens hair, nails, skin)
• 362% RDA of B-12 (Increased Energy)
• 33% RDA of Iron (Blood oxygenation, cell growth)
• 44% RDA of Selenium (Boosted immune system, protein synthesis, cell division, wound healing, fetal and childhood development)
• 650% RDA of Zinc  (Boosted Immune System)
• Omega-3 fatty acids

Turmeric (anti-cancer, anti-Alzheimer's, anti-inflammatory)