One-pot meals | Easy to make Mexican rice and beans recipe

What do we need to make one pot Mexican rice and beans?

This recipe is on the fluffy side thus pleases even if you are not a rice lover. The fresh tomatoes, butter beans, peas and carrot are merged and blended with chilli powder and cumin powder. The smoky flavour from the smoked paprika is a divine aroma that will increase your appetite.

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Easy Mexican rice and beans |one pot meal |tofu and vegetables

An easy one-pot Mexican rice and beans recipe loaded with vegetables,olives and beans.

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Course Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Party Food

Cuisine International, Mexican

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• Basmati rice- 1 1/2 cups
• Bay leaf-1
• carrot-1
• Capsicum-1/2
• Butter beans-1/2 cup
• Peas-1/2 cup
• Black olives-7
• Tomatoes-2 puree
• Salt
• Smoked paprika-1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
• Cumin Powder-1/2 tsp

Instructions

 

• Add oil in a hot pan.
• Add bay leaf and fry.
• Add onion and fry until the colour of the onion becomes translucent.
• Add butter beans.
• Add chopped carrot.
• Add peas and corn. Cook for few minutes.
• Add chopped capsicum and fry.
• Add tomato puree and cook.
• Add cumin powder.
• Wash and prep the rice to use. Keep aside.
• Add chilli powder and mix well.
• Add water.
• Now add salt and bring it to boil.
• Add rice and cover with a lid.
• Add tofu when the water started to reduce.
• Add chopped olives.
• Cook covered until the rice is fluffy.
• Mexican rice and beans is ready now.
• Serve with rotisserie chicken and garlic cilantro dip.

Notes

• Fry the washed basmati with less oil to get fluffy rice.
• Add your favourite vegetables to make a hearty and healthy one-pot meal.
• For homemade tomato puree, I used the blender to grind the tomato into a puree. You can use canned store-bought tomato puree.
• Simple spices like chilli powder and cumin powders are used to spice up Mexican rice. You can play wild with your spice preferences.

Keyword beans, Mexican rice, olives, one pot meal, simple spices, tomato paste, vegetable rice

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