Good Brown Rice Recipes – Quick and Easy Black Beans and Rice

One of our favorite good brown rice recipes is Black Beans and Rice. It took me a few years to warm up to the idea of eating black beans and rice, because I never thought I would like it. It is a very inexpensive meal and is very filling.

You can make this entire meal for around $4.00, and have leftovers for lunch the next day! Our black beans and rice recipe was adapted from the recipe in the Dinosaur BBQ Cookbook, here is how we make it:

Black Beans and Rice

This quick and easy black beans and rice recipe will be ready in 20 minutes, and cost only $4.00 for the entire meal!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Lauren Cobello

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 green pepper chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves pressed with garlic press
• 2 tsp. cumin
• 1 Tbsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 4 tsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine or dry sherry
• 2 15 oz cans of black beans
• 2 cups of brown rice cooked - we use this rice cooker

Instructions

• Add oil to pan on medium high heat. Sautee green peppers and onions, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• When peppers and onions are softened, add the pressed garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
• Rinse your canned black beans. *HINT* Rinse until there are no more bubbles left in the strainer.
• Add black beans to the pan.
• Add dry spices (cumin, oregano, kosher salt, brown sugar)
• Add liquid ingredients (red wine vinegar, tabasco sauce, red wine)
• Sautee for 3 more minutes until warm throughout
• Serve over rice.
• Top with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and crushed tortilla chips.

Have you grabbed my freezer meal plans, yet? I might be biased but I think they are pretty amazing! They have saved our dinner hour for years now. Check them out!