Beans'n' Rice Cha Cha Cha

Ingredients

30 ml olive oil
2 garlic
120 gr onion
130 gr carrots
3 gr chili powder
1/4 green chiles
170 gr mushrooms
525 gr basic black beans
1/2 reserve bean stock
350 gr brown rice
500 gr beans
1/4 slices onion
16 ml lemon juice

Instructions

1. In large deep saucepan heat olive oil, and saute garlic, onion, celery, carrots and chili powder, until onion is translucent. 2. Add chiles and mushrooms and saute 5 minues more.

3. Stir in beans, bean stock and cilantro. Season to taste. 4. Cover and simmer over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5. Serve over rice.

DIRECTIONS FOR BASIC BEANS: 1. Prepare beans for cooking as described in How Cook Beans. (see next post) 2. Cook covered, with onion and lemon juice, until tender. Do not stir during cooking. 3. Add salt to taste 4. Set aside until next day. They should be somewhat soupy. DEAL-A-MEAL CARDS USED: 1 Bread 1 Meat 1 Vegetable -20ÂșC at 263 Calories SOURCE: Richard Simmons Deal-A-Meal Golden Edition Cookbook Enjoy!