Red Beans and Rice

If you want a simple but filling and healthy meal, this is definitely a recipe to try! Beans are incredibly good for you, and this rice is flavored with chicken broth, which ups both the flavor and health content.

Ingredients:

·      1 tbsp canola oil

·      2 large cloves garlic, minced

·      1 large red onion, diced

·      1 stalk celery, diced

·      1 green bell pepper, diced

·      2 cans (1 pound) red adzuki beans

·      1 tbsp onion powder

·      2 tsp garlic powder

·      2 tsp salt

·      1 tsp black pepper

·      1.5 tbsp hot sauce

·      2 cups jasmine rice + enough chicken broth to cook it in the rice cooker

·      2 tbsp butter

·      1 tbsp minced fresh cilantro

Pour the uncooked rice, chicken broth, and butter in the rice cooker and cook the rice. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat, and sautee the garlic, onion, and bell pepper until tender. Add the beans, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and hot sauce, and reduce the heat to low to let the mixture simmer gently until the rice is done. Make sure you taste-test the beans throughout the cooking process and adjust the flavor according to your tastes. Once the rice is done, fold the rice and beans gently together, transfer to a serving dish, garnish with cilantro, and enjoy!