Healthy Red Beans and Rice

Red beans and rice garnished with greens

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Healthy Red Beans and Rice

If you are interested in a delicious and healthy recipe for dinner tonight then Red Beans and Rice is more than a comfort food at home! So hearty, so juicy, loaded with flavors this recipe involves no innovation and too much time.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Oriental

Keyword: Red Beans and Rice, Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 199kcal

Author: Annie

Equipment

Large cutting board
skillet
Saucepan

Ingredients

2 canned red beans
4 oz whole-grain rice
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 celery
2 red bell pepper
2 tomatoes
herbs

Instructions

Chop all veggies: the onion, the celery, bell peppers, and tomatoes.
In the heated skillet pour some olive oil and saute the onion and 3-4 cloves of garlic.
When the onion is soft, take off the garlic and add the chopped celery and red bell peppers.
Saute these veggies 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, mix well and simmer for 5 minutes more.
Pour 2 canned of red beans into the simmering veggies and saute 20 more minutes.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan pour water and let it boil. If I make 125gr of rice then I add a double quantity of water.
In the boiling water add the rice and boil as mentioned on the pack.
Add some butter and parmesan to the rice. Optional!
Season veggies with salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano for the best taste.
On a plate arrange the rice and the veggies garnished with some greenies.
Serve immediately.

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