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4-6 cups water 4 cloves garlic 1 very large onion, chopped 4 ribs celery, chopped 1 large bell pepper, chopped 2 bay leaves 2 teaspoons thyme 1 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper A few dashes of Tabasco sauce salt, to taste 1 cup brown rice, cooked per package instructions Garnish with Avocado Slices Fresh Cilantro or Parsley Cover the beans with water 2 inches over beans and soak overnight. Drain beans and rinse. Put the beans back in the pot and cover them with water 4-6 cups of water or 2 inches above level of beans. Put over high heat to begin cooking while you prepare the other ingredients. Chop the garlic, onion, celery, and bell pepper very finely. Add this to the pot on the stove, and then do the same thing with the celery and bell peppers, adding each to the beans. Add the remaining ingredients, except the salt and the rice. When the beans reach a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring every now and then, until they are completely tender-2-3 hours. Add more water as necessary. When they are completely tender, add the salt to taste, and check the seasonings. Serve over cooked brown rice. Garnish with avocado (a good fat) and fresh cilantro or parsley.  This meal was super tasty, extremely filling and good for me as well! The other thing I love about this meal is that my kids love red beans and rice! This is a new development because Miss Zoe has just discovered that she actually likes beans. She would never even try them and somehow we got her to give them a try (okay..... maybe a little bribing occurred) and she now is my little bean lover. Yaa! So I need a little help.... we are having friends over for dinner and I am trying to come up with a fun menu that would include a vegetarian option and a healthy kid friendly option as well. Anyone have any ideas?? I got a few ideas knocking around in my head but always love to hear from my fellow foodies out there. Okay, that it is it for now... gotta get the kids cleaned up and ready to watch DWTS! |
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Good Evening and Happy Tuesday!
I hope everyone had a good day today. Mine has been busy but productive so I am a happy camper. I have back to-school night on both Wednesday and Thursday and had to coordinate a few things in order to get Zoe home from soccer and Emmet to longboarding lessons but got it all worked out. Phew. You gotta love getting back into the swing of things again.
Now, speaking of getting into the swing of things, my husband, Steve likes to make a traditional pot of Red Beans and Rice most Mondays and made the most delicious pot of Vegetarian/Vegan Red Beans and Brown Rice yesterday. He usually makes the beans with some sort of meat product, such as sausage or ham but he is on a new health kick and omitted the meat this week. I personally think the beans are better without meat and he tends to agree. Plus
Beans are a healthy source of protein , and by combining them with brown rice or other complementary grains , you can create a meal with a "complete" protein, containing all the amino acids necessary for good nutrition . And unlike meat, beans are naturally low in fat and cholesterol-free. Red beans are also a good source of iron. One cup cooked kidney beans contains over 15 gm of protein and 5 mg of iron--close to 30 percent of your daily requirement for each nutrient!
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/4692-need-health-benefits-red-beans/#ixzz1YY82j5De
Vegetarian/Vegan Red Beans and Brown Rice