Bean and Cheese-Stuffed Pupusas
4
Points® value
Total Time
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Pupusas are thick corn cakes made from masa harina that are typically stuffed with tasty fillings before they’re cooked. They’re the national dish of El Salvador, where they’re often served with a tangy cabbage slaw called curtido. The masa gives them a deep, rich corn flavour, and cooking them in a hot skillet creates a crispy exterior and tender, moist interior. Look for masa harina in the Latin foods section of large supermarkets, or on the baking aisle near the cornmeal. We use mozzarella cheese here because it’s a good stand-in for harder-to-find Oaxaca cheese.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
6 spray(s)
Masa harina
1⅔ cup(s), white or yellow
Kosher salt
½ tsp(s)
Water
1⅔ cup(s), hot
Fat free refried beans
½ cup(s)
Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
½ cup(s)