Black Beans And Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped finely
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 cup uncooked brown rice
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth, canned or homemade (or vegetable broth)
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 4 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed (kidney beans would also work well)
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or 1 red pepper, chopped, plus 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat.
• 2 saute onion and garlic until onion softens, about 4 minutes.
• 3 add rice and saute for 2 minutes (this crisps the outside of the rice).
• 4 add broth and tomatoes. bring to a boil, cover and lower the heat. cook for 40 minutes until rice is done, stirring occasionally.
• 5 add beans, spices, and fresh cilantro.
• 6 to replace the red pepper flakes with fresh: saute a chopped red pepper with the onion and add a 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper with the beans.