My ongoing challenge to eat less meat and more lean protein continues. I made baked creamy chicken taquitos for my family and as a side dish, I served black beans and rice. (Check out that recipe on yesterday's blog. It was a good one.) While my family feasted on chicken taquitos, I enjoyed a delicious black bean and rice burrito. (Side dish made into main dish = happy cook.) I had never made black beans and rice before but I ordered it at a restaurant and it was pretty tasty. I wasn't looking to replicate the restaurant recipe - I was aiming for a healthier and even tastier version. I turned to the internet for some black beans and rice inspiration. I didn't find exactly what I was looking for so I came up with my own recipe. Black Beans and Rice 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 3/4 cup rice (white or brown) 1/2 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Stir in rice and seasonings. Stir in beans and warm through. You could definitely spice this up even more by adding some cayenne. I wanted to keep mine kid friendly so I left out the cayenne completely. I rolled some of this yummy mixture up in a flour tortilla and ate it as a burrito. (YUMMY!) Everyone else ate it as a side dish. Either way - super Yum!
Ciao!
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