Black Beans and Saffron Rice

Black Beans with Saffron Rice – Black beans simmered with tomatoes and aromatic vegetables and served over fragrant saffron rice.

We’ve had some awesome weather lately. Highs in the low 80’s and nights in the 50’s. That’s just how I like it!

Our veggie and herb garden has been planted for weeks now and last weekend we planted all our flowering annuals. Yes, it’s definitely spring time!

But, as we all know, Mother Nature sometimes has a way of lulling us into a false sense of security. Just when  we were really enjoying those nice warm temperatures, she decided to send a big cold front our way. And it was quite a strong one, too.

Yesterday’s skies started out a little overcast, switching over to rain about mid-afternoon. And once the rain started, the temperature dropped from 82 to 57 in about two hours. Wow!

That kind of cool, rainy weather always stirs something in me to cook comfort food. The sort of food that makes you feel warm and cozy. Like beans and rice.

This was one of those recipes that I wasn’t really sure where I was going when I started it, but I ended up in a very good place. A warm and fuzzy place that was just what we needed for a cool, rainy evening.

How to Make Black Beans and Saffron Rice

Cook the Black Bean Mixture

Begin by chopping some green pepper, onion, garlic, celery, and jalapeno.

Sauté the vegetables in olive oil until they’re just crisp-tender.

Next, rinse and drain two cans of black beans and add those to the pan along with a can of diced tomatoes (with their juice), vinegar, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Mix everything together well and bring it up to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook for 45 minutes to an hour until the beans are very tender.

Cook the Saffron Rice

In the meantime, prepare your saffron rice. I have to be honest with you and tell you that I use a “yellow rice” mix, but if you want to make homemade saffron rice, please do! I, however, have no problem with taking a shortcut every now and then :-) And this would be great with plain, steamed white rice as well. I used the saffron rice simply because I liked the idea of the colors together.

To serve, spoon the rice into bowls and top with the black bean mixture. Garnish with chopped parsley, chopped green onions and/or salsa.

Enjoy!

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• BBQ Beans
• Red Beans and Rice
• Beans on Toast
• Great Northern Beans with Tomatoes
• Cowgirl Beans

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• Fresh Black Bean Salad from Cookie + Kate
• Cuban Black Beans from A Couple Cooks
• Black Bean Open Faced Omelet from She Wears Many Hats
• Homesick Texan’s Basic Black Beans
• Southwestern Chicken Soup with Black Beans and Corn from For the Love of Cooking

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Black Beans and Saffron Rice

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Black beans simmered with tomatoes and aromatic vegetables and served over fragrant saffron rice.

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Ingredients

• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can diced tomatoes with juice
• 3 tblsp. red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp. oregano
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• ¼ tsp. ground cumin
• Hot cooked yellow (saffron) rice (note: I use the Mahatma brand yellow rice mix)
• Chopped parsley, chopped green onion and/or salsa for topping

Instructions

1. In a large high-sided skillet, sauté the green pepper, onion, garlic and jalapeno in olive oil until tender.
2. Add the drained and rinsed beans and the tomatoes with their juice. Stir well to combine.
3. Add the vinegar, oregano, salt, pepper and cumin mixing well.
4. Bring to a boil then cover the pan and reduce the heat to low.
5. Simmer 45 minutes to an hour or until beans are very tender.
6. Serve over hot cooked yellow rice. Garnish with chopped green onion and/or salsa.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 459 Total Fat: 20g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 17g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 598mg Carbohydrates: 59g Fiber: 10g Sugar: 12g Protein: 11g

Nutrition information is calculated by Nutritonix and may not always be perfectly accurate. Use your own judgment.

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