Tasty Beans And Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup brown rice or 1 cup rice, cooked according to package directions, and kept warm
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely minced
• 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
• 1 -2 medium zucchini, diced or coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 (8 ounce) jar picante sauce or 1 cup mild salsa
• 1 (16 ounce) can beans, drained (kidney, black,garbanzo etc.)
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• shredded cheddar cheese
• hot sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat the oil, add the onion, green pepper and garlic; saute till softened.
• 2 add the tomatoes, zucchini, oregano,and rosemary.
• 3 cover the skllet and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the beans, green chilies, and picante sauce to taste.
• 5 simmer the mixture stirring occasionally until it's heated through.
• 6 season with salt and pepper if desired.
• 7 to serve, spoon the veggie-bean mixture over the hot rice; sprinkle with cheese, and hot sauce if desired.