How many calories in a bandeja paisa
A bandeja paisa has about 1,200 kcal, with 55 g of protein.
Portion
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Bandeja paisa is the big plate of Antioquia in Colombia: red beans, white rice, ground beef, chorizo, chicharrón, a fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado and an arepa. Bandeja means tray, and it needs one.
A platter is 1,200 kcal, with 110 g of carbs, 60 g of fat and 55 g of protein. The chicharrón and chorizo give most of the fat, the rice, beans, plantain and arepa the carbs.
It's lunch for a day of hard work. For a desk day, sharing is a reasonable plan.
Tips
- 1Share one between two, they're built for it.
- 2Skip the chicharrón or the chorizo, one of them is plenty.
- 3Have half the rice, the beans and the arepa are already plenty.
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Questions
What is in a bandeja paisa?
Red beans, rice, ground beef, chorizo, chicharrón, a fried egg, sweet plantain, avocado and an arepa.
How much protein is in a bandeja paisa?
About 55 g.
How many calories in half a bandeja paisa?
About 600 kcal.
What does paisa mean?
Paisa is what people from the Antioquia region, around Medellín, are called.
What is chicharrón?
Crisp fried pork belly, the most filling part of the plate.
