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Fresh Tasting Black Beans With Rice

SUBMITTED BY: GYPSY-WITCH

"This is my favorite emergency meal, made almost entirely of pantry ingredients when a trip to the store has been missed or is out of the question for some reason."

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	5 Min
READY IN	25 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

3/4 cup uncooked white rice
2 cups water
1 (15 ounce) can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons dried cilantro

DIRECTIONS

Bring a medium size pot of water to a boil, add rice. Bring back to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Let rice simmer 15-20 minutes, until tender.
Place beans and rice in a medium size saucepan. Heat over a medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir in reserved bean liquid as needed. Remove pan from heat and stir in lemon juice, garlic powder and cilantro. Let sit a moment, and stir in fresh oregano. Serve immediately.

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Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2003 by LINDADITTRICH

Sounded too bland for us so, I sauted an onion in about 2 tbls. butter until soft then added... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2004 by ANNALOU18

My husband and I eat a version of this meal at least once a week (we started several years ago... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by LITTLEHOBO

This truly is an easy recipe, although I would go easy on the cilantro next time. MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2003 by GRACE ELLEN

I didn't care for this at all, the garlic powder was the wrong ingredient and I love garlic. MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2006 by Susy B

Pass around a bottle of good red wine vinegar and a bowl of finely chopped onions to add a... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2003 by LARTIE

The lemon juice is a big mistake. I had to add hot sauce and honey to make it palatable. Onion... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2003 by Heather K.

I'm sorry...I normally don't give recipes a bad review, but this just was not good. I tried... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2004 by Beatrice

I found this recipe to be quite good after a bit of tweaking. There was no meat thawed for... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2008 by JEN78RN

As is, I didn't care for it... very bland and unappealing. I made it again, but this time... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2006 by Amie

I made this with my own little twists. I used fresh cilantro and garlic. I also used lime... MORE

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