5-Minute Easy Rice and Beans
This Easy Rice and Beans recipe will be your new go-to side dish! It relies on pantry staples to come together effortlessly … in just minutes (you can even prep it ahead)!
The Cheat So … here’s the CliffsNotes of what we’re doing today. Ready? (This won’t take long!) 1) Mix together pre-flavored, cooked rice with black beans, spices, minced onion and a little cider vinegar. 2) Microwave for about 3 minutes, until hot. 3) Serve!
It’s so helpful to have a few favorite, throw-together recipes that are infinitely adaptable. It’s even better if they’re made with ingredients waiting patiently in your pantry, ready when you need them.
This rice and black beans recipe is a quintessential example of “the cheat” – it’s pretty much exactly how this recipe sprang into existence, actually. (And yet my family looooved it – go figure!)
Instructions 2 (8.8-ounces each) shelf-stable pouches of Uncle Ben's Chicken-Flavored Whole Grain Brown "Ready Rice" 1 (15-ounce) can black beans (preferably organic or reduced-sodium), rinsed and drained 1/4 cup minced Spanish onion 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/8 teaspoon black pepper optional garnishes such as minced fresh parsley, cilantro, or chives (depending on what you're serving this with – see suggestions in post)
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