Lunch

Red Beans and Brown Rice II is for Lunch.

Red Beans and Brown Rice II takes several minutes to prepare.

Red Beans and Brown Rice II takes several minutes to cook.

Red Beans and Brown Rice II makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Red Beans and Brown Rice II are:

3/4 chopped med onion
1/2 chopped bell pepper, green

3 cloved of garlic
1 tsp garlic powder
(Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, chopped, , 2 serving)
1 cup long-grain Brown Rice
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ceyanne
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground thyme
1 cup diced tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans

Here is how you make Red Beans and Brown Rice II:

In a meduim saucepan cook sausage, onions, garlic, bell pepper in a few tsps olive oil until they are soft. Add the rice, salsa, water, and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. When water has half evaporated add onions, garlic, bell pepper, jalepenom ceyanne, chilli powder, thyme, and cumin. Simmer until the rice is tender, time varies depending on the rice, 20-30 min. Stir in Kidney Beans and sausage, heat another 5 min. Stir and serve.Makes 5Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MZ_NO_ROLLS.

The nutritional information for Red Beans and Brown Rice II is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 179.8

• Total Fat: 0.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
• Sodium: 622.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.3 g
• Protein: 7.9 g