Quick and easy
Make 4 cups of instant rice according to directions. Add undrained pinto beans, cheese, pepper, and seasoned salt. Stir and cook on low until the cheese is melted.
So good. Serve as a side dish. I like it with Tacos. Yummy and easy!
By dwedenoja from New Creek, WV
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This is a quick and easy recipe that tastes great, even the kids love it, and it costs less than $10 to make!
I make this a lot and in lots of different ways. It is a great staple and can either be made vegan or non-vegan, when used with actual meat or bone broth.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all ingredients except bacon in ungreased 2 quart casserole. Cover and bake until liquid is absorbed, 60-65 minutes.
Very high in fiber, low sodium, low calorie, and tastes good!
Saute onions in olive oil 5 minutes. Add beans and saute 3 minutes more. Add water and rice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until rice is done. . .
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Does anyone have a recipe for the Cape Verdean dish JAG or Jagacida?
BEV from New Bedford, MA
Jagacida (Jag) - Beans and Rice from Cape Verde
This makes a huge batch and we often served it reheated with more onions, linguica and fried eggs for breakfast the next day. Traditionally, it is made with kidney or lima beans
1. Cut up onions in a 2 quart pan and simmer until golden brown in oil.
2. Add 6 cups of water to onions, paprika, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper totaste.
3. Bring to a boil and add 3 cups of rice. Lower heat, add beans (), cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is cooked.
4. Turn off stove and let stand.
JAG (JAGACIDA)
INGREDIENTS:
1 medium onion 3 cups of rice 1 1 5 oz. can of beans (lima or kidney) salt, pepper and paprika 2 bay leaves frsh parsley 4 tablespoons of oil
DIRECTIONS: Cut up onions in a 2 qt. pan and simmer until golden brown in oil (of choice). Add 6 cups of water to onions and season (to taste) with salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves and parsley. Bring to a boil and add 3 cups of rice. Lower heat, add beans (of choice), cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is cooked. Turn off stove and let stand.
Serve with chicken, linguica or other meats.
There are several ways to prepare this bean and rice dish. The variation of seasonings takes them for simple to a more Caribbean cuisine. Either way they are nutritious and good for you. Substitute brown for the white rice and you move another bump up the healthy scale. This is a page containing black beans and rice recipes.
Beans and rice are a favorite duo in many delicious recipes. This page contains crockpot red beans and rice soup recipes.
I had half a bag of riced cauliflower left over, a can of black beans, and got a great deal on mushrooms. This was a very satisfying meal.
