Fresh Tasting Black Beans With Rice recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup uncooked white rice
2 cups water
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drain and reserve liquid
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons dried cilantro

Nutrition Info

272.1 calories
carbohydrate: 60 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.5 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 5.8 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 5.7 mg
sugar: 1.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a medium size pot of water to a boil, add rice. Bring back to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Let rice simmer 15-20 minutes, until tender.

  2. Place beans and rice in a medium size saucepan. Heat over a medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir in reserved bean liquid as needed. Remove pan from heat and stir in lemon juice, garlic powder and cilantro. Let sit a moment, and stir in fresh oregano. Serve immediately.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

This is my favorite emergency meal, made almost entirely of pantry ingredients when a trip to the store has been missed or is out of the question for some reason.

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