Dinner

Jamaican rice and peas is for Dinner.

Jamaican rice and peas takes 180 minutes to prepare.

Jamaican rice and peas takes 25 minutes to cook.

Jamaican rice and peas makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Jamaican rice and peas are:

2 cups rice
1 cup red kidney beans
2 cups water
2 cups coconut milk
1tsp salt (or to taste)
2tbsp butter (optional)
2 stalks of leek (or escallion)
a sprig of thyme

Here is how you make Jamaican rice and peas:

Put red kidney beans to soak overnight or put beans in some hot water for at least 3 hours. After beans have soaked put in a pressure cooker for 10-15mins until beans are tender.Use a medium dried coconut or two small ones cube the flesh and blend with just enough water to cover so as to get a rich milk. ( a short cut is to use coconut milk in the tin)Transfer beans that have been pressured to a pot and add rice, coconut milk, butter and seasonings.Bring pot to a boil, then reduce to simmer until grains are soft and fluffy.Serving Size: makes 3 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSTEPHENSON4.

The nutritional information for Jamaican rice and peas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 1,105.2

• Total Fat: 35.4 g
• Cholesterol: 61.1 mg
• Sodium: 3,469.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 168.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 21.1 g
• Protein: 34.2 g