Bean and Rice Casserole

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Recipe submitted by Michele Faison mfaison@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu

Bean and Rice Casserole

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 cup uncooked rice
1 med. onion, chopped
1 can (15 1/4 - 19 oz) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed or equivalent dried, cooked
1 can (15-16 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed or equivalent dried, cooked
1 can (15-19 oz) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed or equivalent dried, cooked
1 can (14 1/2 - 16 oz) canned, stewed tomatoes, drained *
1 can (4 oz) chopped mild chiles, drained
10 oz. frozen green peas, thawed by placing under running water
1 cup frozen corn, thawed by placing under running water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. In a 5-qt dutch oven over medium high heat, saute onion in liquid of your choice (balsamic vinegar gets my vote) til tender, stirring occasionally. Add rice, cook while stirring until parched and opaque. Add beans, tomatoes, chiles and 3 1/2 cups of water to rice and onion in dutch oven and bring mixture to boil. Cover tightly place in oven, baking until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed (around 1 hour for brown rice) Add peas and corn, adjust seasonings, and return to oven until heated through.

Notes: If using no-salt-added tomatoes, reserve the drained liquid and add water to equal the 3 1/2 cups of liquid. Also, I add Tabasco sauce to make it a bit spicy.

This is tasty with a touch of sweetness (peas/corn) and it is very filling. I added 1 tsp ground cumin seed, 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/4 tsp curry and a dash of cilantro and 1 tsp crushed red pepper (didn't have any chiles in house).

Archived comment by: sara

I used onions, stewed tomatos, some crushed red pepper seeds, one can pinto beans chili powder and Lundberg Black Japonica rice and black pepper. Sauteed the rice slightly w/the onion and then simmered all w/extra water. Very very good.... Even non-vegetarian husband liked this!

Archived comment by: pat

Oh my gosh! This recipe is now an absolute staple for me!!! I live by myself (kids are grown) and got tired of cooking while raising kids. Once they moved out, I had degenerated into bagels or ordering pizza. But this is so easy, and its all my favorite stuff, it goes well with a glass of vegan wine, its perfect! I like black beans best, but plan to experiment more...thanks!

Archived comment by: pattykate

This was so good-even my 21 month old picky eater liked it! I used 1 TSP. Cumin, 1/2 TSP Corriander instead of Chilies or Red Pepper Flakes. Loved it, loved it loved it! Great leftover, too!

Archived comment by: emily

Great recipe even my meat eating husband enjoyed it- I added 1 tsp of basil and 1 tsp of oregano

Archived comment by: elizabeth

This may sound dumb, but do you have to have a dutch oven? Would a covered casserole dish work? I'd appreciate anyones help!!

Archived comment by: jamie

This was great! I added mushrooms and garlic at the beginning. Good to freeze in 1 portion containers for a filling lunch at work!!!

Archived comment by: lisa

It doesn't sound dumb, Jamie! You will need to do the stove-top sauteeing in a pan or wok, but you can certainly cook the casserole in a covered oven-proof dish.

Archived comment by: there'sa

can this be done without a dutch over, and or, what is a dutch over?

Archived comment by: jepp

oh, maybe I could READ the comments before I add one. And I meant oven, not over. But anyways, the question remains, what IS a dutch oven?

Archived comment by: jepp

this a very good (and easy) recipe, but it makes a large amount. if you are cooking for one, cut the recipe in half.

Archived comment by: jenny

I want to try this recipe for a pot luck. How will it hold up to make it ahead and reheat before the dinner? I'm worried about the rice swelling up too much

Archived comment by: laura

i live in australia and as far as i know, i can't get canned chillies, howe'ver, i have a chillie tree that makes tonnes of them fresh. how much fresh chillies will make up the 4oz suggested in the recipee? also, can anyone suggest any excellent recipees with chillie in them? i have too many chillies and don't know any recipees to use them in (help!)

Archived comment by: jaci

Chilli tree? That sounds quite interesting. How would I go about getting one of those? Also, there are tonz of recipes on this website that deel with chilli peppers.

Archived comment by: foxy07

I added aboout 6 cloves of garlic with the onions and about a 1 1/2 tsp of ground chipotle peppers instead of chiles. As I was finishing it still wasn't very flavorful so I added about an ounce of pepper sauce and that did it. Very good.

Archived comment by: ws691