Red Beans and Brown Rice
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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 chopped onion1 chopped bell pepper, green3 cloved of garlic, chopped1 cup long-grain Brown Rice1 tbsp chili powder2 tsp ground thyme2 cups canned tomatoes, crushed or diced1 cup chicken brothsalt and pepper to taste1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans
Directions
In a meduim saucepan cook onions, garlic, bell pepper in a few tsps olive oil until they are soft. Add the rice and chili powder, stir. Add the tyme, tomatoes and broth, stir, add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until the rice is tender, time varies depending on the rice, 15-20 min. Stir in Kidney Beans, heat another 5 min. Stir and serve.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TESSERACT02.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 218.2
  • Total Fat: 4.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
  • Sodium: 841.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
  • Protein: 10.4 g

Member Reviews
  • THEANNE
     It was wonderful! I didn't have a pepper but made it anyway and would make it again. - 3/22/08
  • BADINFLUANCE55
     very good, tweaked a little, took almost an hour including prep time. very good. - 3/21/08
  • NATALIES_NANA
     Very good, Lots of flavor. I add some turkey brats to this also. Yummy. - 3/22/07
  • CD13266642
     Reduced the thyme, subbed in Tony Chacheres for the chili powder and increased garlic to four cloves. I used a red pepper since I didn't have a green one. Wife and I enjoy as a go to dinner, want to try adding andouille sausage. - 11/13/12
  • CD11985618
     I used instant brown rice, 3 c. chopped fresh tomatoes, and creole seasoning (instead of chili powder), homemade beef stock, and added ground mustard seed.I browned the rice in oil, and added everything but the beans to cook. I put in the beans at the end just to heat. Good w/ cheese or meat on top - 8/20/12
  • MINAMUM
     Had no tomatoes, so I used a can of Progresso Hearty Tomato soup, and I precooked the rice in my rice cooker to make the dish easier. Also, I had my own cooked beans from dried, so no sodium from the beans! AWESOMELY tasty! - 6/3/11
  • DRAGON_GRRRL
     I thought this recipe was a great way to liven up brown rice and still be healthy. It was easy to make, very filling, and tasted great. Good job! - 5/21/11
  • FRAGAMUFFIN
     I love love love this recipe. The only thing I changed is I use colored bell peppers (usually red) because I like them better and the green ones upset my husband's stomach. I love it by itself or as a side. So yummy. - 8/20/10
  • LUCY0324
     I love this recipe actually I thought I created it myself. I have been making it for a long time. I tend to make my own concoctions, and never measure, just add. in fact tonight I made this with sauteeing red onion, red pepper, mixed vegatables, small amout of extra virgin olive oil - 1/25/10
  • JSKAINS
     We made this last night to go with our pineapple chicken. It had a great taste and was very filling. I am cajun, so I added a few more spices to kick it up a bit. - 9/25/08
  • LKHENDRICKSON
     I ended up needing to add more liquid cause the rice mixture got very dried out. Also added paprika. Yum! - 9/13/08
  • BEAROUTFITTERS
     Very good! I used leftover rice and heated it with chicken broth and added the seasonings and beans. Excellent! - 2/21/08
  • CD1890864
     This was great! I substitued chick peas and Trader Joe's cooked brown rice, it was a snap. - 1/17/08
  • KURLY009
     Takes much longer to cook than the recipe says. Rice stays hard, will try with Parboiled rice next time. Good flavors. - 8/14/07
  • MARTALUNA
     Good taste, but takes longer to fully cook than recipe states - 5/1/07
  • REBACCA77
    very good whole family eats it instead of old fashioned chile - 3/26/07
  • LESSOFME2B
     Nice side dish. Good flavors. - 3/22/07
  • PATRICIAANN46
     Excellent............ - 6/13/20
  • HAPPYPAT01
     We loved this receipe. I cooked and seasoned heavily 8 oz of lean ground beef with thyme, cayenne pepper, oregano, & garlic granualted. No Salt. Used Instant brown rice and added 1 cup more water added meat with the rice. After cooked let sit for over 1 hour on very low burner. - 9/7/13
  • CD12584702
     I tweaked it alittle being vegetarian. Love this! - 6/12/12
  • DIANESUEVER
     ***** - 8/24/11
  • THRALLTC
     Excellent, but of course I tweaked with necessary substitions (seasoned tomatoes, omitted thyme) and additions (cajun spice) and omissions (no chicken broth, did not drain tomatoes or beans). - 6/11/11
  • JUR1995
     Hubby and I liked this... though it did need more liquid and to cook longer (which wasn't a problem). Yum! - 3/2/11
  • BLACKIE35
     will try soon. - 4/5/10
  • MZ_NO_ROLLS
     sounds yummy - 7/30/07



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