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Red Beans and Brown Rice is for Dinner.

Red Beans and Brown Rice takes several minutes to prepare.

Red Beans and Brown Rice takes several minutes to cook.

Red Beans and Brown Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Red Beans and Brown Rice are:

1 chopped onion
1 chopped bell pepper, green
3 cloved of garlic, chopped
1 cup long-grain Brown Rice
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp ground thyme
2 cups canned tomatoes, crushed or diced
1 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans

Here is how you make Red Beans and Brown Rice:

In a meduim saucepan cook onions, garlic, bell pepper in a few tsps olive oil until they are soft. Add the rice and chili powder, stir. Add the tyme, tomatoes and broth, stir, add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until the rice is tender, time varies depending on the rice, 15-20 min. Stir in Kidney Beans, heat another 5 min. Stir and serve.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TESSERACT02.

The nutritional information for Red Beans and Brown Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 218.2

• Total Fat: 4.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
• Sodium: 841.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
• Protein: 10.4 g

The dietary needs meet for Red Beans and Brown Rice is Vegetarian