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Dinner for 4

Beans and Rice

Seasoned beans cook under pressure while rice simmers separately, creating a hearty meal with tender vegetables.

$1.24per serving $
60 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 oz) dry beans
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground basil
  • olive oil
  • salt to taste (optional)
  • pepper (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups rice

Steps

  1. Heat the oil in a 6-quart pressure cooker and cook the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the rinsed beans, bay leaves, cumin, chili powder, basil, salt, pepper, and 6 cups water.
  3. Cook under high pressure for 25 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
  4. Simmer the rice with 3 cups water in a covered pot for 15 minutes, until tender.
  5. Remove the bay leaves and serve the beans with the rice.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.

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