Quick and Easy Rice and Beans

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked rice, or as much as you need for the number of people you are feeding
• 2 cans kidney beans, drained, or the kind and amount you like
• 1 lb. sausage, sliced (my daughter liked smoked sausage, so I always used that)
• 1 jar salsa - I use homemade
• frozen or fresh corn (optional)

Garnishes:

• fresh tomato, chopped
• sour cream
• green onions, chopped
• fresh cilantro, chopped
• grated cheese of choice

Directions:

Cook the sausage according to package directions or use leftover. Then stir everything together (except the garnishes!) in a pot. The rice will absorb some of the liquid, so use enough salsa to keep it from sticking or add tomato or V-8 juice as needed. Heat it on medium or medium high until it is bubbly, then reduce the heat to medium low until heated through. Stir often to keep the rice from sticking.

Serve with bowls of whatever garnishes you like. You can get creative with garnishes - why not some chopped avocado?

By Free2B from North Royalton, OH