Caribbean Rice and Peas

Name: Caribbean Rice and Peas Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 8 spring onions; 3 smoked bacon rashers; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 250g long grain rice; 200g can tomatoes; 3 tbsp chopped parsley; 2 bay leaves; 1 small green chili halved seeded and thinly sliced; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 dried thyme; 400g tin red kidney beans washed; 375 ml chicken stock

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil8 spring onions3 smoked bacon rashers2 garlic cloves, crushed250g long grain rice200g can tomatoes3 tbsp chopped parsley2 bay leaves1 small green chili, halved, seeded, and thinly sliced1/2 tsp turmeric1/2 tsp cumin seeds1/2 dried thyme400g tin red kidney beans, washed375 ml chicken stock

Directions

Fry off the bacon, spring onions and garlic. Add the rice, tomatoes, parsley, bay leaves, chili, turmeric, cumin and thyme and cook for two minutes.

Add the beans and stock and bring to the boil. Cover and cook for fifteen minutes or until the rice is tender.

Serve with remaining parsley sprinkled on top.

Serving Size: Serves Four

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user UKSTARFISH.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 326.5
Total Fat: 11.4 g
Cholesterol: 7.6 mg
Sodium: 656.5 mg
Total Carbs: 43.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
Protein: 12.5 g

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Member Reviews

DDWMITCH
My husband liked the rice, but I thought the chili powder was overpowering. I would only add half if I made it again. - 3/6/16
CD12872327
Easy and very filling. - 8/19/12