Red Beans N’ Rice

Red Beans N’ Rice

Gotta' have a good red beans n' rice recipe in your cook book!

Ingredients:

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 pound lean, ground beef

2 tsp. salt

1 T. chili powder

1 large onion, chopped

¼ cup bell pepper, chopped

Dash of black pepper

1 can tomatoes

1 cup water

1 ½ cups raw rice

1 15 oz. can red kidney beans (without chili)

Directions:

Sauté meat in oil until slightly browned, stirring to keep from sticking. Add bell pepper and onion. Cook until transparent (just a few minutes), stirring constantly. Add tomatoes, water, salt, chili powder and black pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat. Add raw rice and kidney beans.

Pour in buttered, shallow baking pan. Cover well with foil if pan has no lid. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Stir once lightly. Cover again and bake ½ hour longer.

Source: Poor Man’s Rice Cook Book

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