Mexican beans & rice

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
10millilitres2 tsp sunflower oil.
1largeOnion peeled and chopped.
One green chili de-seeded
And chopped.
225grams8 oz long grain rice
2Tomatoes skinned and
De-seeded
750millilitres1,25 pt vegetable stock.
100grams3,5 oz pinto or red kidney
Beans cooked.
Ground black pepper.

Directions

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the onion until soft (about 5 minutes). Add the chili and rice and cook for a further 2 minutes or until the rice turns opaque. Chop the tomato and add to the rice. Pour in stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the beans and black pepper, adding extra water if necessary. Cook for a further 5 minutes. Drain and serve.

264 Calories 1120 kj. 6,8 g protein. 57,1 g carbohydrate of which 4,0 g sugars. 2,5 g fat of which 0,4 g saturates. 0,2 g sodium. 4,3 g dietary fibre.