Best White Beans Rice Recipes

CREOLE-STYLE WHITE BEANS AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE OVER RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Add the ham hock, onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bay leaves, thyme, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the beans and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so that the beans just simmer and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the skin on the beans is tender and the beans begin to soften, about 2 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add the sausage and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft and creamy, about 1 hour longer*. (If desired, the ham hock can be removed at this point and either discarded or, when cool enough to handle, the meat can be removed from the bone and returned to the beans and the bone and skin discarded.) Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs and serve the beans and sausage over hot white rice.
• Pass the hot sauce at the table for guests to use at their own discretion.

BAKED RICE WITH WHITE BEANS, LEEKS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the leeks until they're clean, then shake or pat dry. Using a vegetable peeler, peel 1-inch-thick strips of lemon zest, then cut the lemon in half. Cut one half into four wedges and reserve the other half.
• In a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, combine the leeks, lemon zest strips, almonds, red-pepper flakes and olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper, and arrange in an even layer. Roast until the leeks start to caramelize, about 20 minutes.
• Finely chop the lemon zest strips, then stir it back into the leek mixture and arrange in an even layer. Sprinkle the rice evenly over the leeks, then top with the beans and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the boiling water, then seal the pan tightly with foil. Bake until the rice is tender, 20 to 22 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Squeeze the lemon half over the rice, then stir in Parmesan and herbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges, and more Parmesan and herbs, as desired.

ARROZ MORO (WHITE RICE WITH CUBAN BLACK BEANS)

Steps:

• In a pot, add olive oil and sauté garlic and sofrito for a minute. Add salt, pepper, cumin and oregano to sofrito and mix. Add beans and mix well. Add tomato sauce and beer or broth and mix.
• After 5 minutes, add apple cider vinegar and stir. Add 2-3 cups of already cooked white rice (at room temperature) and mix well. Cook until all is absorbed (about 10-15 minutes).
• Let sit for 10-15 minutes before serving.

WHITE BEANS WITH KALE AND RICE

Steps:

• Stack the kale leaves and cut in wide ribbons or chop coarsely. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion softens, about five minutes. Add half the garlic, and stir together for 30 seconds to a minute until fragrant.
• Add the beans, bay leaf, and 2 quarts water. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce the heat and lightly boil for one hour. Add the remaining garlic and salt to taste, and simmer for another 30 minutes to an hour until the beans are tender. At this point, most of the liquid may have boiled away, as the mixture becomes dry, add chicken broth, 1/2 cup at a time as it boils away. Continue to do so throughout the rest of the steps/process.
• Add the rice and pepper, and simmer 15 minutes until the rice is tender. Stir in the kale leaves, and simmer another five to 10 minutes until the kale is tender but still bright. The mixture should be thick like risotto. Season to taste with salt and a lot of fresh black pepper. Squeeze on the fresh lemon juice , and serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

WHITE BEANS & RICE

Steps:

• Wash beans & add to stew pot, boil for 30-45 minutes.
• Brown ham in 1 tsp of oil until just brown.
• Remove ham & add 1 tsp of oil, onion, celery, bell pepper & garlic, cook until soft. (If sticky, just add a LITTLE water.).
• Add ham back to skillet and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes.
• Add skillet mixture to beans & season with salt, cayenne pepper, & bay leaves. (You can use more or less of any of the seasonings to suit your taste. Taste the liquid to make sure that it agrees to your tastes.).
• Cook in stewpot until beans are soft. (4-6 hours).
• Remove 1 1/2 cups of beans & mash. Add mashed beans back to mixture.
• Serve beans over rice.

BAKED RICE WITH WHITE BEANS, LEEKS AND LEMON (NYT)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Peel 1" thick strips of lemon zest, cut the lemon in half. Cut one half into 4 wedges and reserve the other half.
• Combine leeks, lemon zest strips, almonds, red pepper flakes and olive oil in 9x13 baking pan. Season generously with salt and pepper and arrange in an even layer. Roast until the leeks begin to caramelize, about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle the rice evenly over the leek mixture, top with beans and 1 tsp salt. Add the boiling water, seal the pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake until the rice is tender, 20-22 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork, squeeze lemon half over mixture, then stir in Parmesan and basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges and additional Parmesan and basil, as desired.
• If desired, add additional veggies to leek mixture before roasting (tomatoes, zucchini, no broccoli) or add spinach, arugula or sliced snap peas after removing from oven.

ITALIAN WHITE BEANS AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package instructions. While rice is cooking, heat olive oil in a large stock pot. Add garlic, onion, and celery and cook until soft, for about four minutes. Add stock, tomatoes, and seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, stir in the beans, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice and serve. Top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

BLACK BEANS (EXCELLENT OVER WHITE RICE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add chopped onion and chopped pepper.
• Saute until golden brown and tender, about 8-10 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
• Add minced garlic and saute for one minute. Do not burn garlic.
• Stir in black beans, water and oregano.
• In a cup, mix Sazon Goya with red wine until well-combined.
• Add red wine mixture.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Let stand for 2 minutes. Sauce will thicken.
• Pour over white rice.

ZESTY BLACK BEANS ON WHITE RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan heat olive oil.
• Sauté chopped onion for about 1 minute.
• Add red pepper and red wine vinegar.
• Sauté until vinegar is nearly evaporated.
• Add beans, cloves, ketchup, and bay leaf.
• Simmer on med-low for about 20 minutes (until flavors have mixed; stirring a few times).
• Cook white rice.
• Serving: Serve beans hot over white rice.
• Squeeze a lime wedge over each serving for citrus zest.
• Add Tabasco to taste for a full-flavored dish.
• Enjoy!

WHITE BEANS BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan with a few tabs of butter, saute onions and sausage til onions and sausage warmed and slightly browned. Move onions and sausage to side of pan, add a little more butter, add rice and toast for a minute or so, Add chicken stock. stir and bring to boil. Turn down to simmer for 20min. Covered.
• Remove lid add beans and few dashes of hot sauce stir and taste for seasoning, add salt and pepper if needed. Simmer for another five minutes. Remove from heat add chopped green onions and chopped fresh cilantro (or herb of choice) Flat leaf parsley works well also.
• How easy was that using leftovers and pantry ingredients? Enjoy!!

BROWN RICE WITH WHITE BEANS AND HUMMUS

Steps:

• Place the rice, water, salt, pepper and thyme in a saucepan and bring to a boil. When the water comes to a boil, lower to a simmer, cover and leave for 20-25 minutes until the rice is tender and cooked.
• Drain and rinse the can of beans. When the rice is almost completely cooked, put the beans in the pot and cook until the rice is done and the beans are warmed through.
• Before serving, dollop a tablespoon or two of hummus into the rice and beans. I like using roasted garlic or red bell pepper hummus, but this is up to you.
• Enjoy!

"NAWLINS" WHITE BEANS & YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Add olive oil to a 5 quart heated stock pot or Dutch oven. Sauté sausage slices for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Add peppers, onion, garlic and celery. Sauté until translucent.
• Add remaining ingredients to pot. Simmer for 45-50 minutes or so.
• Oil a 4 inch bowl with olive oil. Place cooked rice in bowl. Place rice bowl in the middle of a serving platter or bowl. Lift rice bowl and add beans around rice. Garnish with parsley. Enjoy!