Beans and NOT Rice

Name: Beans and NOT Rice Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lb. EXTRA LEAN ground beef; 3 cups dry pinto beans (soaked and cooked); 1 cup Steel Cut Oats (cooked as per package directions); 1 Bell Pepper (any color) chopped; 1 medium onion chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced (or to taste); 1.5 tsp Cumin powder; 1 Tbl. Curry powder; 2 tsp. Basil; .5 tsp Salt

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 120

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 lb. EXTRA LEAN ground beef3 cups dry pinto beans (soaked and cooked)1 cup Steel Cut Oats (cooked as per package directions)1 Bell Pepper (any color) chopped1 medium onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced (or to taste)1.5 tsp Cumin powder1 Tbl. Curry powder2 tsp. Basil.5 tsp Salt

Directions

Cooking and prep times are misleading... it takes awhile to COOK the beans, and the steel cut oats take about 20-30 minutes too. But then it's just putting it all together.

Soak and cook dry pinto beans. Drain
Cook Steel Cut Oats.
Brown ground beef together with onion, bell pepper, and garlic -- I used a dutch oven for this.
Add beans and oatmeal to the meat mixture and stir.
Mix in all spices and let simmer for just a few minutes.
IF it gets too dry, you may add some low sodium beef or vegetable broth. Usually the oatmeal is moist enough the first night. But then the 2nd night it needs a little moisture.

This was totally an experiment for me! I LOVE steel cut oats for breakfast and just thought they MIGHT be good in other meals too! I was RIGHT!!!

Enjoy!

Serving Size: Makes 8 1.5 Cup servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELLIL.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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