Black Bean Turkey sausage soup over rice

Black Beans, 1 cup
Onions 1 medium chopped
Smoked Turkey Sausage, 2 serving
Green Bell Peppers, .5 cup, chopped
Yellow Sweet Corn, Frozen, .5 cup kernels
Cumin seed
Chili powder
Garlic, 2 cloves
White Rice, long grain, .6 cup
Salt
Black Pepper

Boils beans first in a lot of water and a couple dashes of salt because when they are fresh they take longer to cook. Then when a bean can easily squish in your fingers you can add the onion that has been chopped, the turkey sausage that has been sliced, the corn, green bell pepper, chili powder, cumin seed, black pepper, and minced garlic from the two clove. Let it continue cooking for about ten minutes on medium low heat.

Take the 2/3 cups of rice wash & drain it 3 times in a bowl of water to get of the starch and any impurities. Pour 2 cups of water into your pot and add a couple dashes of salt to the water and let it come to a boil. Then slowly pour the rice into the pot and spread the rice to cover the bottom of the pot. Leave uncovered. When the rice looks to no longer have water in the pot, cover it and let it simmer on low to medium heat for about ten minutes without disterbing the rice.Then your ready to serve

To serve, spread beans over a plate then top with rice

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NITA588.