Texi-Fied Black Beans and Brown Rice Recipe

Texi-Fied Black Beans and Brown Rice Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 tomato, diced, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice, or more to taste
  1. Heat olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, 1/2 of the tomato, and garlic until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix black beans, water, salt, chili powder, paprika, and black pepper into onion mixture; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and stir cilantro and remaining tomatoes into bean mixture; serve over brown rice.