Vegetarian

Spiced up rice and beans takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Spiced up rice and beans takes 45 minutes to cook.

Spiced up rice and beans makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Spiced up rice and beans are:

1/2 cup dry brown rice
1 medium onion chopped
1 zucchini chopped
1 can black beans (~ 1.75 C), canned and rinsed
1 can whole tomatoes (~1.75 C)
2 cloves of garlic, chopped (or more if you want)
Oregano
Basil
Black Pepper

Here is how you make Spiced up rice and beans:

Heat a little olive oil in a deep pan and sautee onions, when they start to soften add the garlic and zucchini. Season with spices. When the zucchini starts to soften add the rice and allow to get a little brown. Add the canned tomatoes and black beans, reduce heat and simmer until the rice is tender.Serve as is, or add a little cheese, for extra zing.Makes 4, 1 cup servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THALIA_82.

The nutritional information for Spiced up rice and beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 209.2

• Total Fat: 0.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 264.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.9 g
• Protein: 9.5 g