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Beans and Rice

Name: Beans and Rice
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package (16 oz) dry beans (kidney or black beans preferred); 1 onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 1 celery stalk, sliced thin; 1 bulb garlic, minced; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp ground basil; Olive oil; Salt to taste; Pepper, to taste; 1–2 whole dried or fresh hot peppers (optional); 1–2 cups rice

This recipe for beans and rice is great to make on the weekend and bring to work during the week. It's also great for entertaining on a budget, since you can feed 5 or 6 people for less than ten dollars. It is a vegan adaptation of cajun rice and beans, similar to gallo pinto.

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serving

438kcal · 22% of your day

Protein: 18 g · 15% of 120 g
Carbs: 73 g · 33% of 220 g
Fat: 8 g · 12% of 65 g

2 g
Fibre: 2 g
Sugar: 102 mg
Sodium: 280 g
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Calculated from all 11 ingredients by weight.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 4 servings of about 278 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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1 package (16 oz) dry beans (kidney or black beans preferred)
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 celery stalk, sliced thin
1 bulb garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground basil
Olive oil
Salt to taste
Pepper, to taste
1–2 whole dried or fresh hot peppers (optional)
1–2 cups rice

Ingredients for 4 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Beans: Soak beans overnight, or, bring to a boil and let sit for one hour.
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In a Dutch oven or large pot, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil on medium heat until onions are translucent.
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3
Add green pepper and celery, and sauté for a few minutes more.
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Add beans and enough water to cover all ingredients.
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Add spices, then bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until done (1–2 hours, depending on the age of your beans).
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Rice: Add rice and twice as much water to a pot (i.e. 1 cup rice + 2 cups water).
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Bring to a rolling boil, and cook until the water has boiled down to the level of the rice.
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Reduce heat to a light simmer, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
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Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.