Please share your beans and rice ideas

runningmama · 06-28-2011, 06:25 PM

I need delicious ways to prepare beans and rice, slow cooker ideas welcome too. I need to save more money on food month to month. I know this can be a lovely, healthy alternative to bigger prep meals but I don't know where to start.

How do you make beans and rice?

backtobasicsmum · 06-28-2011, 06:40 PM

This is super simple. Cook up some rice (we use brown). About half way through cooking, add a can of drained, rinsed black beans (or soak/cook your own). I also add a small can of diced green chili peppers, then lots of "taco" type seasoning (a mix of salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic, onion, oragano, and cumin).

We serve with corn chips to scoop it up, topped with your choice of: cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, black olives, sour cream.

The Tickle Momster · 06-28-2011, 06:45 PM

'cause we need some lower cost recipes as well.

mommylove · 06-28-2011, 06:49 PM

Mix: cooked brown rice, cooked & drained beans (black, pinto, whatever), salsa & sprinkle with shredded cheddar.

Can also add corn, olives, diced bell pepper, zucchini, & top with cilantro, avocado slices and sour cream.

swimming with sharks · 06-28-2011, 06:53 PM

garbanzo beans browned, add to cooked brown rice, sauteed spinach, and parmesan cheese

black beans and rice and cumin/oregano with onions/carrots/balsamic vinegar/oil/salt

white beans (northern)/chopped up tomatoes/rice/Italian seasoning/parmesan cheese

NeshamaMama · 06-28-2011, 08:53 PM

Ooh, ooh, I just made a really yummy one last night! I'll come back in the morning when I can take a peek at the recipe. It had acorn squash in it and was really yummy (and only ~3.50 for 6+ servings plus leftovers for lunch!).

The Tickle Momster · 06-30-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by emilik

Ooh, ooh, I just made a really yummy one last night! I'll come back in the morning when I can take a peek at the recipe. It had acorn squash in it and was really yummy (and only ~3.50 for 6+ servings plus leftovers for lunch!).

everydaygrace · 06-28-2011, 08:54 PM

light of mine · 06-28-2011, 08:58 PM

relizabeth · 06-30-2011, 05:39 PM

I've made this one a LOT. It's extra delish when I cook the rice in chicken stock.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cheesy-...ce/detail.aspx

JustMandy · 06-30-2011, 06:21 PM

I like to sauté onions and beans in olive oil then add cooked rice. I'm sure I add some seasonings like salt, pepper and maybe garlic, parsley, chives...whatever looks good.

Also, this is my favorite rice recipe ever and you don't need to add anything to it if you don't want. You can eat it as the main dish by itself, add some left over meat and veggies for a "stir fry" type dish. I'm sure it's lovely with beans, I just have never done it. It's BarefootBetsy's recipe.

http://sideofbeef.wordpress.com/2010...ys-basic-rice/

---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 PM ----------

Oh, I also make lentil taco "meat" by boiling the lentils with the taco seasoning. It only takes 15-20 minutes and even my picky kids like it.

hey mommy · 06-30-2011, 06:37 PM

NeshamaMama · 06-30-2011, 08:37 PM

Yes lentil tacos are wonderful!!!

Okay, here's what I made the other day that came out well:

1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped bell pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp oil
1.5 c. uncooked brown rice
2 c. peeled, cubed, cooked acorn squash
5-6 c. chicken stock
1 tbsp. fresh chopped (1 tsp. dry) thyme
2 tsp. fresh chopped (1/2 tsp. dry) oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. red pepper sauce (I didn't have this so I added 1-2 tsp. sweet chili sauce. It kind of sounded the same

)
2 c. cooked beans (you can use any kind, really. I used pinto.)

Heat oven to 375. Grease 9x13 pan. Saute celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in oil in a large skillet until slightly tender. Stir in rice. Cook 3 min. stirring frequently until rice is coated in oil (you might want to add another drizzle of oil if you're having a hard time coating the rice). Stir in remaining ingredients; spoon into casserole dish. Cover (even just with foil), and bake about 50 min. until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Serves 6-8.

The acorn squash was really nice in it; it gave it a creamy kind of texture that was almost reminiscent of cheesy texture (or maybe I've been cooking df for too long

), and the whole thing had a nice flavor. If you're going to play with the spices go easy on the oregano and heavy on the thyme. Maybe some chili powder or cumin would be good as well!

06-28-2011, 06:25 PM	#1
runningmama Rose Bouquet Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 928	Please share your beans and rice ideas I need delicious ways to prepare beans and rice, slow cooker ideas welcome too. I need to save more money on food month to month. I know this can be a lovely, healthy alternative to bigger prep meals but I don't know where to start. How do you make beans and rice? __________________ Kristin Married to my sweet since '98 Mama to Spirited D (CS 8-05), Joyous C (VBAC 12-08) born with spina bifida- clubfeet, ACII, shunt and Cuddly A (HBAC 1-12) born with Down Syndrome (11-07) As an INFP please be assured that this post was probably deleted and rewritten 50 times before posting. http://countitalljoy.blogspot.com/

06-28-2011, 06:40 PM	#2
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas This is super simple. Cook up some rice (we use brown). About half way through cooking, add a can of drained, rinsed black beans (or soak/cook your own). I also add a small can of diced green chili peppers, then lots of "taco" type seasoning (a mix of salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic, onion, oragano, and cumin). We serve with corn chips to scoop it up, topped with your choice of: cheese, lettuce, tomato, salsa, black olives, sour cream. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

06-28-2011, 06:45 PM	#3
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,954	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas 'cause we need some lower cost recipes as well. __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

06-28-2011, 06:49 PM	#4
mommylove Rose Garden Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,120	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas Mix: cooked brown rice, cooked & drained beans (black, pinto, whatever), salsa & sprinkle with shredded cheddar. Can also add corn, olives, diced bell pepper, zucchini, & top with cilantro, avocado slices and sour cream. __________________

06-28-2011, 06:53 PM	#5
swimming with sharks Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,480	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas garbanzo beans browned, add to cooked brown rice, sauteed spinach, and parmesan cheese black beans and rice and cumin/oregano with onions/carrots/balsamic vinegar/oil/salt white beans (northern)/chopped up tomatoes/rice/Italian seasoning/parmesan cheese __________________ Swimming with Sharks Loving my DH for 19 years 'Pete' 8.5 yo dd 'Dragonfly' 6 yo ds the new kid is 3.5 yo ds always remembering the one I didn't get to hold Mary has been healed by the blood of the lamb

06-28-2011, 08:53 PM	#6
NeshamaMama Rose Garden Formerly emilik :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast CT Posts: 3,756	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas Ooh, ooh, I just made a really yummy one last night! I'll come back in the morning when I can take a peek at the recipe. It had acorn squash in it and was really yummy (and only ~3.50 for 6+ servings plus leftovers for lunch!). __________________ Emili (INFJ, T2/4) wife to Christopher (INTP) Mama to Mayah Evangeline (01/10) and Miriam Anneliese (05/12) Living simply and loving my God!

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06-30-2011, 05:39 PM	#10
relizabeth Deactivated Proverbs are proverbial. Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,517	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas I've made this one a LOT. It's extra delish when I cook the rice in chicken stock. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cheesy-...ce/detail.aspx

06-30-2011, 06:21 PM	#11
JustMandy Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Among the tall straight pines of the coastal plain. Posts: 5,797	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas I like to sauté onions and beans in olive oil then add cooked rice. I'm sure I add some seasonings like salt, pepper and maybe garlic, parsley, chives...whatever looks good. Also, this is my favorite rice recipe ever and you don't need to add anything to it if you don't want. You can eat it as the main dish by itself, add some left over meat and veggies for a "stir fry" type dish. I'm sure it's lovely with beans, I just have never done it. It's BarefootBetsy's recipe. http://sideofbeef.wordpress.com/2010...ys-basic-rice/ ---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:20 PM ---------- Oh, I also make lentil taco "meat" by boiling the lentils with the taco seasoning. It only takes 15-20 minutes and even my picky kids like it.

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06-30-2011, 08:37 PM	#13
NeshamaMama Rose Garden Formerly emilik :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast CT Posts: 3,756	Re: Please share your beans and rice ideas Yes lentil tacos are wonderful!!! Okay, here's what I made the other day that came out well: 1 c. chopped celery 1 c. chopped onion 1 c. chopped bell pepper 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tbsp oil 1.5 c. uncooked brown rice 2 c. peeled, cubed, cooked acorn squash 5-6 c. chicken stock 1 tbsp. fresh chopped (1 tsp. dry) thyme 2 tsp. fresh chopped (1/2 tsp. dry) oregano 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. red pepper sauce (I didn't have this so I added 1-2 tsp. sweet chili sauce. It kind of sounded the same ) 2 c. cooked beans (you can use any kind, really. I used pinto.) Heat oven to 375. Grease 9x13 pan. Saute celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in oil in a large skillet until slightly tender. Stir in rice. Cook 3 min. stirring frequently until rice is coated in oil (you might want to add another drizzle of oil if you're having a hard time coating the rice). Stir in remaining ingredients; spoon into casserole dish. Cover (even just with foil), and bake about 50 min. until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Serves 6-8. The acorn squash was really nice in it; it gave it a creamy kind of texture that was almost reminiscent of cheesy texture (or maybe I've been cooking df for too long ), and the whole thing had a nice flavor. If you're going to play with the spices go easy on the oregano and heavy on the thyme. Maybe some chili powder or cumin would be good as well! __________________ Emili (INFJ, T2/4) wife to Christopher (INTP) Mama to Mayah Evangeline (01/10) and Miriam Anneliese (05/12) Living simply and loving my God!

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