I'm getting bored with plain rice so I recently started using this rice recipe that has a bit more flavour (and veggies). It's great on it's own as left overs, cold, for lunch.
6 cups cooked jasmine rice (use brown rice if preferred)
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups of frozen corn, heated and drained
4 fresh tomatoes, diced
6 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
The recipe also calls for:
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
2 dashes hot sauce
Because I serve this as a side dish, I don't want it to be hot so I don't add the jalapeno or hot sauce.
Also, I HATE cilantro so of course I don't add it, however many people love this herb so add what you want.
Preparation:
In a medium bowl, combine black beans, corn, tomatoes, onion, lime juice, oil, salt, pepper. If you are including the extra ingredients (cilantro, jalapeno and hot sauce) add them now. Serve the hot rice with a 1/6 of the bean and corn mixture on top OR mix the rice with the bean/corn mixture before serving being careful not to make the rice too mushy during the mixing process.
Serves 6
Nutritional Breakdown Per Serving
474 Calories
4g Fat (7.9% calories from fat)
13g Protein
96g Carbohydrate
7g Dietary Fiber
0mg Cholesterol
416mg Sodium
