{"id":881,"date":"2012-11-22T17:12:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/?p=881"},"modified":"2012-11-22T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T22:12:14","slug":"black-beans-and-rice-beth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"Black Beans and Rice – Beth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This recipe is wonderful! And healthy!
\nI put the red pepper in and can’t even tell. Yum after only one bite!<\/p>\n

YIELD Makes 8 servings<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/td>\ncup uncooked long-grain rice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\ncups water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u20111\/4<\/td>\nteaspoons salt, divided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nmedium green bell pepper, cut into quarters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nsmall onion, cut into quarters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/2<\/td>\ncup chopped fresh cilantro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\ntablespoons olive oil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\ntablespoon minced garlic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nteaspoon ground cumin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/4<\/td>\nteaspoon ground red pepper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nmedium tomatoes, chopped<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\ncan (8 ounces) tomato sauce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\ncan (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\ncan (15 ounces) red beans, rinsed and drained<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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PREPARATION:<\/p>\n

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  1. Combine water, rice and 3\/4 teaspoon salt in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until water is absorbed.<\/li>\n
  2. Meanwhile, place bell pepper, onion and cilantro in food processor; process until finely chopped.<\/li>\n
  3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper mixture, garlic, remaining 1\/2 teaspoon salt, cumin and ground red pepper; cook 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce; cook 5 minutes. Stir in beans; cook 5 minutes. Serve bean mixture with rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Serve it with Style<\/div>\n
    Press cooked rice into coffee or custard cups sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Unmold onto individual plates or bowls; serve bean mixture around rice.<\/div>\n
    Note<\/div>\n
    For a special touch, stir a handful of chopped cilantro and finely chopped red bell pepper into the rice just before serving.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Sodium<\/td>\n1058 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Protein<\/td>\n8 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fiber<\/td>\n8 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Carbohydrate<\/td>\n41 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Saturated Fat<\/td>\n1 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total Fat<\/td>\n6 g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Calories from Fat<\/td>\n22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Calories<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    DIETARY EXCHANGE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Vegetable<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Starch<\/td>\n2-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fat<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This recipe is wonderful! And healthy! I put the red pepper in and can’t even tell. Yum after only one bite! YIELD Makes 8 servings INGREDIENTS 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice 2 cups water 1\u20111\/4 teaspoons salt, divided 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into quarters 1 small onion, cut into quarters 1\/2 cup chopped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[16,12,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy","category-quick-and-easy","category-vegan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wesselbest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}