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Quick and Easy Rice and Beans

Collection: Vegetarian Recipes

Ingredients

  • 4 cans dark red kidney beans
  • 1 yellow onion or 1/2 white large onion, chopped finely
  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning
  • Quick cook rice for 4
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil or bean liquid

Directions

Open and drain all four cans of beans. Do not
rinse. Conserve a few spoonfuls of bean liquid.
Set aside.

(Note, you may want to begin preparing rice at
this point)

In a large frying pan or saucepan, heat oil or
bean liquid. Add onion. Saute until just
beginning to brown. Add beans one can at a time,
stirring to mix onion evenly with beans.
Add taco seasoning. Mix well until all taco
seasoning is dissolved. Cook for several minutes
on med-low heat. Serve over rice.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: approx. 20 minutes