Red beans & rice mw (usa rice)
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Chopped onions |
| 2 | Garlic cloves; minced | |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cayenne pepper |
| 8 | ounces | Tomato sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Worcestershire sauce |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Hot pepper sauce |
| ¼ | pounds | Kielbasa sausage (fully cooked), cut into 1/4-inch slices |
| 30 | ounces | Canned pinto beans*; drained |
| 3 | cups | Hot cooked rice |
Directions
Combine onions, garlic, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, and hot pepper sauce in 3-quart microproof baking dish. Cover and cook on HIGH (maximum power) 6 minutes. Add sausage and beans; stir. Reduce setting to MEDIUM (50% power) and cook, covered, 10 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
Remove bay leaf. Serve over hot rice. Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.
*Any type of bean may be substituted. [Karen suggests a *red* bean.
<grin> ~K.M.]
Each serving provides: * 337 calories * 16⅘ g. protein * 16⅕ g. fat * : 31.9 g. carbohydrate * 871 mg. sodium * 38 mg. cholesterol Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias