I have this bag of brown rice sitting in my pantry. I don't want it there. Every time I see it I push it into the back. Somehow the freaky little thing keeps making its way back to the front. I don't know why I ever bought it, I am not a fan of brown rice. Every day I eat well and watch what I eat, so in my mind that means I am excused from eating certain "good" for you things, like brown rice.
After shoving it into the back yet again, I decided to give that rice it's big chance. For Christmas my husband bought me the Slow Cooker Bible and I happened to see a recipe for brown rice and beans. So I decided to make the recipe. I am really hoping it is a success, either way I am very happy that I got rid of that bag of rice.
Ingredients:
3 3/4 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice
1 large onion chopped
1 jalepeno pepper, seeded and chopped (I substituted with 1 tsp chili powder)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Step 1:
Toss everything into the slow cooker and mix well.
Step 2:
Cook on low for 7 1/2 hours. At the end, stir in beans and lime juice. Cover and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with sour cream and shredded cheese. (Depending on your slow cooker you may need to add more broth if your rice starts to absorb too much of the liquid.)
Step 4:
Optional…mix up some ready to bake cornbread. I always have a couple pouches of instant cornbread in my pantry. All you add to it is milk, butter and an egg.
Great idea Jenny! Very excited that I can make a “quicker” version of this! Really like the frozen corn addition!
Tried this one today with a small cheat – I cooked the brown rice in my rice cooker (I wanted to try this, but didn’t want to wait so long). I cooked the onions first, then assembled everything in a large pot. Added 1 cup of chicken broth and let it all simmer for an hour. SO GOOD. I added some leftover frozen corn, too.
Keep the recipes coming, ladies! I love them!
So easy, I can’t wait to “make” it again – I told my husband I slaved over the stove on this one – ha ha ha!
Totally bookmarking this one. Too easy to pass up!
This recipe was SO easy to make. I really just threw everything in the crock pot and left it! Although I did have to keep an eye on the rice…I knew that brown rice would cause trouble!
Well if you ever find yourself with brown rice again, I’ll take it! The recipe looks yummy! Will have to try it.
Sounds easy and awesome!