TEXI-FIED BLACK BEANS AND BROWN RICE

Texi-Fied Black Beans and Brown Rice image

Made this up in my kitchen and even my meat loving husband enjoyed this and went back for more!

Provided by Kari Skrypek

Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
½ cup diced red bell pepper
1 tomato, diced, divided
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup water
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 cup cooked brown rice, or more to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.4 calories, Carbohydrate 70.1 g, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 19.5 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 1998.1 mg, Sugar 5.6 g