Rice, Black Bean & Pepper recipe (my favorite!)

Do you want to know my very favorite meal ever?   This is it.  I could cook it every night, but Mickey & the kids would get tired of it WAY before I would. ♥ This recipe for rice, black bean, pepper casserole is great!  It can be used with chicken for a full meal.  Today I’ve partnered with Minute Rice to share this with you.

This is a great meal to make if you need a quick go-to type of meal.  It is filling and everyone loves it.  Even our kids love this (and they usually don’t like beans).   If you’re looking for a healthy option, Minute® Ready to Serve Rice is so easy because it comes in the perfect portion!  I usually use it as a lunch (I’ll put chili on it or just eat it right out of the carton, as is- usually I grab the Minute® Ready to Serve Black Beans & Rice – that’s ready in just 90 seconds.).    For dinner, I mix in our favorite ingredients like veggies, a protein & sometimes a sauce.   Today I mixed in beans, veggies & cheese…

Ingredients:

• 2-3 cans black beans
• 2 cartons of the Minute® Ready to Serve Brown Rice  – brown rice.  (I buy this kind) – you just need to heat up about 2 little containers.
  Ps- my favorite is the brown rice, but our kids like white rice, so I try to mix them. 🙂
  
• 2 cartons >Minute® Ready to Serve  Rice (again, I buy the big bag for our family of six)
• 3 peppers (I get the multi-colored pack at Aldi)
• Cheese (I forgot that one in the picture!)
• Optional: 1 chopped onion
• Optional (but perfect for a dinner!): chicken

Instructions:
First- Heat up your Minute® Ready to Serve Rice (this is so fast- ready in one minute)

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Second- Take your peppers & wash them:

Third- Now cut them up:

OPTIONAL- onions & more peppers:

Fifth- Saute’ them until they are soft.

Sixth- After its cooked, mix it all together in a sprayed baking dish.

Seventh- Sprinkle a lot of cheese on top (I use Sargento Shredded Reduced Fat, four Cheese Mexican , because it is a little less fat than other cheeses) – enough to cover it.

Eighth- Bake it at 350 for about 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is melted:

Ninth– Top it with sour cream…

Tenth (last step)- You can sprinkle a little more cheese on top…

Enjoy!

Here are a few more recipes that you might want to keep on file (they are all really great!)     (you can click on the image and then save & print it, too!)

I love using Minute® Ready to Serve Rice because it is an ideal portable solution for lunch or breakfast (or really any time of the day).  You can eat it on the go or straight from the cup (like I do!). In 60 seconds, you have fully cooked rice for any meal or snack. You’ll never get bored with your lunch since there are several to choose from & all taste great!

If you want to set up your meal plan, print out this next image and mark your meals for the week:

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Ready to Serve Rice.

Enjoy!