Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2008

Delicious! I made the following changes: 1) added a can of diced tomatoes, 2) used two tablespoons of garlic (i love garlic!), 3) added 1 tsp each of cayenne and chili powder, and 4) used chicken stock instead of vegetable stock to give the dish more flavour.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Julia

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Seoul, Soul-T'ukpyolsi, South Korea Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

Excellent--exactly what I was craving. No way it's 10 servings, though, as a main dish (what it's categorized as). We got about four out of it. I served it with corn and everyone mixed it together anyway so maybe next time I'll just add it. We ate it wrapped in tortillas with salsa and a bit of cheese. It was delicious!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Brittany


My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

Yummy, although I too boosted the seasonings especially the garlic because I love it and added lemon juice as someone else suggested. It turned out good and I served it with boneless, skinless chicken breasts that I had sauteed in a separate batch of the same broth and seasonings it was awesome with a green salad as a side dish.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

TOMGIRLTERESA

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Madras, Oregon, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008

This recipe is pretty good...although it needs a little help. I added 1/2 teaspoon salt and served it in a burrito with fresh chopped tomatoes, cheddar cheese, black olives, salsa, and lettuce. I also needed to cook the rice longer than 20 minutes...it was still crunchy.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

sarah

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Chaska, Minnesota, USA Living In: Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2008

This is also known as gallo pinto! Costa Rica's national dish. It's easy and really good, but I usually prepare it without the chicken broth (with is better), and use a lot more rice, and dried black beans, which are soaked overnight before cooking. I recommend a lot of chopped cilantro!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

meatme

	Home Town: Juneau, Alaska, USA Living In: Ashland, Oregon, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2008

Love this recipe. I usually only put in one can of black beans and I add about 1/4 tsp of salt. YUM! Thank you for posting this.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Liz

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: San Mateo, California, USA Living In: Woodside, New York, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2008

This definitely needed some thing! I added a can of corn and some salsa. Turned out great!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Traci


My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

I loved this recipe and the kids gobbled it up. My husband thought it was ok. So for that reason, I did it a second time and added a few things. I added about half a jar of pineapple chipotle salsa (mild) to the initial recipe and put out a bunch of toppings (avocado, cheese, sour cream and cilantro) for my family to add as they choose. This seemed to make it all the better. You can also make this recipe with brown rice, but it will take longer to cook.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

MOM2JONAS

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Palm Desert, California, USA Living In: Buckeye, Arizona, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2008

So yummy!!!! I added 1 can 14 oz of diced tomatoes and 3/4 c of the broth a splash of hot sauce and cilantro with brown rice. This was so much better then the box can't wait to make it again.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

PATTY33


My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2008

This is one of my staples now. I leave off the rice to save calories, but it is still a personal favorite. I use it as my afternoon snack at work. It's extremely filling and has just the right amount of kick to get me through the end of the day.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

KeriCooks


My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

This gets four stars because it's a great start for a lot of things and it was so darn easy. On its own, as other reviewers pointed out, it was pretty blah. I ended up adding a can of Rotel tomatoes to spice it up, served it with shredded cheese and sour cream. Very yummy. But I could see doing it with different types of beans and spices to make a wide variety of easy dishes, like using white beans and italian seasoned tomatoes.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

EuroGirl6

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Ridgeway, Iowa, USA Living In: Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

This is really good. Followed the recipe as it is. Put pico de gallo on top with some lettuce and sour cream and it was so good. My son likes it just plain.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Swank

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA Living In: Hudson, Wisconsin, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2008

Very very good. Next time I will scoop out the kids' servings before adding the spices. Also, I put in some cut up kielbasa - that went well with the beans and rice.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Berly96

	Cooking Level: Intermediate
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

Yum! I really like this recipe as is, though I do add extra cumin and skip the ceyanne pepper. I also really like it with some salsa thrown in. We've had this a couple times, and it's a good filling for tortillas with some cheese and sour cream.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

emilymarie

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Enumclaw, Washington, USA Living In: Bothell, Washington, USA
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008

Simple, delish and healthy. What more could you ask for?!? Thank you for a great recipe!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

EAKE

	Cooking Level: Professional
My Profile \| Reviews \| Photos \| Recipes Menus \| Favorite Food Lists

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2008

Not great but worked out because we had a very flavorful dish that went with it.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

User Name	Password

Remember me? Forgot password?