What to fix with rice and black beans?!


Question: What to fix with rice and black beans!?
i know im having somekind of veggie, put i really want to put it in the rice and beans, what would work!? if not in, what would work on the side

oh, and im a 16 year-old girl without car yet, so i cant go to the storeWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
if your having it on the side, have whatever veggie you like! not sure what you have available since you say you can't drive to get anything else, but how about corn, green beans, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower!? or mix up a few things!.!.!.!. i've found being veg i've discovered a lot of foods i like just buy randomly trying new things or mixing things i hadn't thought of!.

or just have a cold salad on the side- use spinach instead of lettuce if you can to make it even healthier!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

How about using the black beans to make patties (burger-type things)!? Just parboil them and throw them in a food processor (or use canned and skip this step) with some green onions, cayenne pepper and Italian seasoning (or use your favourite)!. Remove from the food processor and add instant oats to get a stiff enough consistency!. [Try to minimise the amount of liquid going in with the beans]

Shape and fry (or bake!.!.!. but frying is tastier)!. I usually use an ice-cream scoop to drop them and then flatten the tops with a fork!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Jalapeno Cornbread,

Just use conbread mix and add chopped jalapenos!.

They add a great flavor without being too hotWww@FoodAQ@Com

i would put tomatoes and onion!.!.!.kind of like a salsa!. bell peppers would probably taste really good too, try cooking them a little so they are softer!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nice fresh Salad, think of your fav salad bar!.!.more goodies the better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

porkchops and gravyWww@FoodAQ@Com

peppers stuffed with cheeseWww@FoodAQ@Com

Black Beans and Rice – Costa Rican Style

Ingredients



2 Onions, medium size, chopped
4 Cloves Garlic, crushed
3 Stalks Celery, chopped
1-6 oz!. can Tomato Paste
3-15 oz!. cans Black Beans, drained
2 cups Brown Rice cooked in 4 cups Water
2 Bay Leaves
1 tsp!. Oregano, dried
1 tsp!. Cilantro, dried
Hot Red Pepper Sauce (to taste)
(To enlarge the photo of the black beans and rice, click on the photo or link)

Preparation

This recipe can be prepared on a stovetop or in a microwave oven!. We cooked the Rice on our stovetop and the combined ingredients in a microwave oven!.

To start, place 4 cups of water in a pot with cover!. Set on stovetop (“high” setting) and heat until water is boiling!. Add 2 cups raw brown long grain Rice!. Stir!. When water begins to boil again, stir, and reduce heat to simmer!. Do not stir again!. The Rice should be done in about 20-30 minutes!.

While Rice is cooking, wash and peel Onions and chop into small pieces!. Wash and chop Celery stalks!. Place Onion and Celery pieces in a large glass or ceramic covered baking dish for cooking in a microwave oven!. Clean, peel, and crush the Garlic cloves!. Add to baking dish!. Add the Hot Sauce, Bay Leaves, Oregano and Cilantro!. Mix and cook in microwave oven until onion and celery are softened (the onions should be semi-translucent)!.

When the vegetables are cooked, add drained Black Beans and Tomato Paste!. Wash out the tomato paste can with some water, add this water to the dish, and stir!. Cover the baking dish and heat again in the microwave oven!.

When Rice is cooked, add to other ingredients in baking dish and stir well!. Heat in microwave oven until hot!. Add additional Hot Sauce to taste!. Remove bay leaves before serving!.


Serve as is, or Spoon Black Beans and Rice onto warmed tortillas!. You may want to add salsa, as shown in photo, before folding tortillas!.

Tortilla with Black Beans and Rice – Costa Rican Style

Enjoy!

The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it!. They will be yours for food!. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food!." And it was so!. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good!.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live! (d-29)




Key West Black Beans and Rice
(makes 6 servings)


1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
1 medium, 5 ounces (150 g), yellow onion, minced
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 15-ounce (450 g) can black beans, rinsed and well drained
1/4 teaspoon (1!.25 ml) ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon (1!.25 ml) crushed dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon (2!.5 ml) packed light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon (7!.5 ml) red wine vinegar
freshly ground pepper to taste
2 cups (350 g) hot cooked rice


Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat!. Add onion and garlic!. Sauté, stirring often, until onion is soft but not browned, about 4 minutes!. Stir in remaining ingredients except cooked rice!. Simmer for 5 minutes!. Discard the bay leaf!.
To serve, divide beans and sauce between 6 heated serving plates!. Pack 1/3 cup of the hot cooked rice into a mold!. Unmold onto the beans and serve at once!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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