Black bean and ham pilaf
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sliced green onions |
| 1 | medium | Green pepper; in thin bite size stirs, 1 cup |
| 1 | Clove garlic; minced | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Oil |
| 2½ | cup | Quick brown rice |
| 2½ | cup | Chicken broth or bouillon |
| 15 | ounces | Can black pr red kidney beans; rinsed, drained |
| 4 | ounces | Fully cooked ham; in bite size pieces, 1 cup |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Oregano; crushed |
| 2 | mediums | Tomatoes; chopped, OR |
| 14 | Cherry tomatoes; halved or quartered | |
Directions
In large squce pan, cook gren onions, pepper strips and garlic in hot oil for 1 minute. Add uncooked rice. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir in broth, beans, ham and oregano. Bring to boiling and reduce heat. Cook for time suggested on rice pkg. or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in tomato pieces.
NOTES : Very good. Per serving: 632 cals., 10 g. fat, 16 mg. chol. Can substitute instant white rice for brown rice. Easily cut in half.
Recipe by: BHG magaizne
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #989 by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@...> on Jan 07, 1998