Our Favorite Beans and Rice Recipe

our favorite spicy citrus black beans

rice (I make Instant Pot brown rice)

Toppings as Desired (I usually prepare about 1 cup of each)

Shredded lettuce

Shredded cheese

black olives

onion

bell peppers

Homemade restaurant-style salsa

Salsa verde

avocado

Quartered cherry tomatoes

cilantro

Sour cream

Tortilla chips

Serve beans and rice on a plate or bowl and let the family top as desired.

Thank you SO MUCH for this excellent dinner suggestion!  I can't eat grains or beans, but--gonna swap in lentils for the beans and substitute wild rice for the "regular" rice (I learned wild rice looks and eats like rice but is actually a water plant--all I know is that I don't bloat and my stomach and gut don't churn after eating it : ).  Won my husband over with the topping bar, such a great idea, making it a different meal each time! Trying to incorporate several meatless meals into our dinner menus, so this will be a welcome addition!

Cooked this tonight and it was a hit. My bean hating husband started off with maybe a scoop of 10 beans in his bowl. After a couple bites he went back to the pot to heap more BEANS into his bowl. The whole family loved having beans this way. Really enjoyed a new twist on a family staple.

I make a meal like this frequently. When I had children at home they loved it also. We did it a little differently though. We would add lettuce and whatever veggies on top of the beans and rice; then top with chips, cheese, olives, sour cream, or a salad dressing like Ranch. We would most of the time include avocados chopped up and some type of salsa. We called these Haystacks, since everything was all piled on top of each other. It was always a great hit.

our favorite beans and rice recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Tiffany

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