Spicy black beans and rice - lhj

Yield: 6 Servings

Measure Ingredient
¼ pounds Hot Italian turkey sausage links
2 teaspoons Olive oil; or vegetable oil
1 large Onion; chopped
1 \N Green pepper; diced
1 teaspoon Minced garlic
38 ounces Black beans; 2 cans, rinsed
3 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
½ cup Chicken broth; defatted*
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Oregano
¼ teaspoon Thyme
¼ teaspoon Ground red pepper
1 cup Long-grain rice; cooked
1 small Red pepper; diced

1. Place sausages in ¼ inch water in nonstick skillet. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover and cook until sausages are browned on all sides. Remove and chop.

2. Add oil, onion, green pepper and garlic to same skillet. Cook, stirring until tender, 10 minutes.

3. Return sausage to skillet; stir in beans, vinegar, broth, salt, oregano, thyme and ground red pepper. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer, 5 minutes.

4. Serve over rice. Garnish with diced red pepper.

* To defat chicken broth: Freeze broth 30 minutes until fat solidifies on surface. Remove fat with slotted spoon.

Cooking time: 30 minutes

(C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

NOTES : Thanks to all the hearty flavor from the spices, you'd never know that this entree contains very little meat.

Recipe by: LHJ Recipes

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #941 by "abprice@..." <abprice@...> on Dec 2, 1997

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