Best Black Beans And Brown Rice Recipes

BROWN AND WILD RICE MEDLEY WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, wild rice, brown rice, and olive oil in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir balsamic vinegar, sherry, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cardamom into rice; cover with a lid and continue simmering until flavors start to combine, about 10 minutes.
• Stir black beans, mushrooms, cranberries, and parsley into rice mixture; continue cooking over low heat until rice is tender and mixture is hot throughout, 10 to 15 minutes more.

BROWN RICE WITH BLACK BEANS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons butter and salt; stir in brown rice. Cover pot. Reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a separate saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute red bell pepper until semi-soft, about 5 minutes. Add onion; saute until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in black beans, garlic, cumin, and pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pour vegetables into a large serving bowl; add the cooked rice and toss.

BROWN RICE AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Make the beans: Bring water, beans, jalapeno, onions, garlic, vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to a simmer in a medium pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (Add more water, 1/4 cup at a time, if needed.) Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, make the rice: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and the rice. Cook until rice is slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Add water, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and gently simmer, covered, until rice absorbs water, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, and season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with beans.

BROWN RICE WITH SALSA AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Cook the brown rice according to package instructions. If you want to make a cold dish spread it on a cookie sheet to cook fast. Put rice into a mixing bowl and add the salsa, black beans and cumin. Toss all ingredients together and serve either warm or refrigerate and serve cold.

BLACK BEANS AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Cook the brown rice in salted water or broth for 40 minutes.
• You will have two and a half cups of cooked rice.
• Transfer the rice to a microwave proof dish.
• Add the chopped onion, lime juice and drained beans to the rice.
• Crush the clove of garlic into the mixture, then salt and pepper to taste.
• Combine ingredients well, and reheat in the microwave for about 6-8 minutes, then garnish with reserved cilantro to serve.

CHILI BROWN RICE WITH CHICKEN, BLACK BEANS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add the rice. Toast, stirring occasionally, until aromatic, 2-3 minutes.
• Turn heat to low; push rice aside. Stir in chili powder to taste, cumin and oregano; toast 15 seconds. Gradually stir in water; stir in 2 cups of the salsa and the salt. Taste; stir in more chili powder if you like. Heat to a boil over high heat. Cover; reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 1 hour.
• Stir in beans, chicken, corn and olives; if mixture seems dry, stir in more salsa. Cover; continue cooking 1 minute. Turn off heat; let rest, covered, 4 minutes.
• Stir in avocado and cilantro. Add lime juice, pepper and salt to taste, if needed. Serve at the table with bowls of salsa, sour cream, cheese and onion.

TEXI-FIED BLACK BEANS AND BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, 1/2 of the tomato, and garlic until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix black beans, water, salt, chili powder, paprika, and black pepper into onion mixture; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat and stir cilantro and remaining tomatoes into bean mixture; serve over brown rice.

BROWN RICE AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• 1.Make the beans: Bring water, beans, jalapeno, onions, garlic, vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to a simmer in a medium pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours. (Add more water, 1/4 cup at a time, if needed.) Season with salt and pepper. 2.Meanwhile, make the rice: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons salt, teaspoon pepper, and the rice. Cook until rice is slightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Add water, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and gently simmer, covered, until rice absorbs water, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, and season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with beans.