Cilantro & Lime Black Beans and Rice – Rice and Beans Recipe – Spicy Rice & Beans.
I can’t believe I haven’t shared a recipe on the blog since we’ve been sheltering-in-place.
It’s not like I haven’t been cooking.
I’ve been cooking. A lot.
Especially with my daughter home from college. We typically eat the same kinds of meals and conspire each morning about what our dinner that night should be.
The boys fend for themselves. Supporting local restaurants or throwing some burgers on the grill and onion rings in the oven.
And it’s not like I don’t have recipes to share.
I have recipes to share. A. Lot.
Perhaps it’s because the kitchen is the most frequently occupied room in the house. And I felt bad commandeering it to make something just for the blog.
Okay, this really wasn’t just for the blog. It was also dinner. And leftovers.
And I realized when making this Cilantro & Lime Black Beans and Rice recipe for the blog (and dinner and leftovers) that when I commandeer the kitchen …
I COMMANDEER the kitchen. In all caps.
It never really dawned on me that cooking for a blog post is quite different than just cooking dinner.
Because I somehow managed to occupy just about every inch of counter space in the making of this meal-slash-blog post.
Normally when cooking, I clean as I go. But when the recipe-making also involves picture-taking, there is no time for that.
Instead I found myself trying to cut the limes just so. And picking out cilantro stems that looked extra good. And extra healthy. And extra camera-ready.
After the picture-taking was over (which, at one point, involved me standing on the table; so my family got to witness that magic happening! lol!) and I returned to the kitchen, it looked like a lime-bean-rice-cilantro bomb had gone off in there!
So I apologized profusely for setting off a lime-bean-rice-cilantro bomb in the kitchen as cleaned up my mess. But no promises were made that another food explosion wouldn’t happen again in the near future.
Because I have recipes to share. A. Lot. 😉
Cilantro & Lime Black Beans and Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice (white or brown)
- 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained & rinsed well
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2-3 limes, juiced
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or more, based on preference)
- 1/4 cup fat-free vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package instructions (for 2 cup yield, cook 1 cup raw rice).
- Drain and rinse well 1 can (15 oz.) black beans.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to pan. Saute chopped onions and minced garlic (about 3 minutes); add 1/4 – 1/2 tsp of water to pan if garlic starts to brown.
- Add 1/4 cup vegetable broth.
- Add juice from 2-3 limes and 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper (or more, based on spicy preference) to pan. Mix well.
- Fold in cooked rice, mixing well.
- Add cilantro. Mix.
- Gently fold in black beans.
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Looks delicious. Pinned!
Oh that sounds and looks so delicious! I printed it out and will try it soon! I’ll pin too – other folks are going to want this for sure! 😉
I love cilantro rice and beans! I will have to try your recipe out!
Karin
This sounds so yummy. Definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing with us at Charming Homes & Gardens.
Rachel
I love cilantro and lime so this sounds like a winning recipe to me. I can’t wait to try it!
This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing the recipe! And for sharing with Charming Homes and Gardens Party! Pinned!
I know what I’m doing with the cilantro in my herb garden! This looks delicious and I can’t wait to share your post on Tuesday Turn About this week!
This looks so delicious! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing at Charming Homes & Gardens!