Saturday, August 7, 2010

Quick & Healthy Black Beans & Rice


This simple and easy meal utilizes healthy ingredients that everyone  will enjoy.
1 diced onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons cumin
1 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 cans UN-drained low sodium black beans
1 lb bag baby carrots
1 cup brown rice
2 1/4 cups water
Add water and brown rice to your rice cooker, then baby carrots to the rice cooker’s steamer tray, start your rice cooker. While rice and carrots are cooking, brown onions over medium heat. When onions are cooked add spices to onions and stir in pan. Pour into the onions, 2 entire cans of black beans (yes, the liquid too). Stir well and turn down pan temp. to medium-low, let simmer until rice and carrots are ready, stirring beans occasionally and making sure beans thicken but do not dry out.
Serve beans over rice with carrots on the side.

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