Beans and Rice Recipe • Amy's Spicy Beans and Rice

This is a fast, easy and yummy vegetarian dinner, or you can add chicken or sausage if you miss the meat!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ cup uncooked brown rice
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, undrained
• 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder, or to taste
• black pepper to taste
• ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 2 fresh green onions, chopped
• ½ (2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a saucepan bring the water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, pour beans into a 2 quart casserole. Sprinkle with jalapenos, cumin, chili powder and black pepper.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, green onions and olives. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more.
5. Serve beans over cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts

• calories96.1
• carbohydrateContent11.2 g
• cholesterolContent9.9 mg
• fatContent4.3 g
• fiberContent1.6 g
• proteinContent3.7 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent114.4 mg
• sugarContent0.4 g