Beef / Pork

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans takes several minutes to cook.

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Puerto Rican Rice and Beans are:

1 lb. bag of Dry Red Kidney Beans
3 ham hocks
2 cups (approx.) of Tomato Sauce
1 medium size onion, raw
3 cloves Garlic
handful of fresh Cilantro, chopped
1 pkg. Sazon Goya con Culantro y Achiote
10 cups water

Here is how you make Puerto Rican Rice and Beans:

Night before, rinse beans and put in bottom of dutch oven with enough water to cover. Soak overnight. In morning, wash beans. Put ham hocks in bottom of dutch oven, return beans to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Around noon, make your sofrito by sauteing your onions, garlic, cilantro, Sazon and tomato sauce until it thickens. Add to beans and continue cooking on low until about an hour before dinner. Remove the bone and skin from the ham hocks and return meat to the pot. Serve over your choice of rice (this recipe does not have the rice calculated into the nutritional values).Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KAREBEAR525.

The nutritional information for Puerto Rican Rice and Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 288.2

• Total Fat: 1.7 g
• Cholesterol: 11.1 mg
• Sodium: 311.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.8 g
• Protein: 21.1 g