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Black Beans and Brown Rice

Quick-cooking brown rice simmers right in the pot with black beans, stewed tomatoes, cumin and oregano. It is a ten-minute simmer that works as dinner or as burrito filling.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total27 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cuponion, chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 1 canblack beans, 15 oz (425 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 1 canstewed tomatoes, 14.5 oz (410 g) can, with juices
  • 90 gquick-cooking brown rice, about 1 cup
  • 60 mlwater, 1/4 cup
  • 1 tspdried oregano
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • to tastecayenne pepperoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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