Rice & Beans Recipes!

I had a request for some Rice & Beans recipes... so here are a few that I have found!  I have not tried all of these recipes so if you make one let me know what you think!

If you have any Rice & Beans recipes you love please share in the comments!

All the recipes I found on Pinterest - links come from my Pinterest page

1) Rice & Beans for Lazies ~ Recipe Here 

This is my FAVORITE rice & beans recipe! I eat this several times a week just because I love it so much :)  I have changed this recipe a bit to fit my preferred tastes.
*I use:
Kidney beans
2 fresh tomatoes diced
Lots of garlic!!! Usually 3 or 4 garlic cloves
1/2 of a medium onion

Oh my!  My mouth is watering ;)

2) The Rice & Beans portion of Southwestern Stuffed Peppers ~ Recipe Here

This is my 2nd favorite rice & beans recipe that I make all the time! I usually make it as stuffed pepers but the "guts" of the stuffing is a-mazing!!! Like the recipe I do not EVER use prepackaged Taco Seasoning.  The stuff makes me sick!  Making it on your own is so simple - Equal portions of Cumin, Garlic Powder, Chili Powder.  That's it!

3) African Beans over Basmati Rice ~ Recipe Here
I am excited to try this recipe!!! It's different than what I am used to and excited to branch out from my normal tastes!  Try it and let me know what you think!!!

4) Spiced Rice and Beans ~ Recipe Here
I found this recipe on pinterest and realized it's a bit of a mix of the other recipes.  Looking forward to trying this one out as well!

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When it comes to Rice & Beans, I feel like it is easy to mix and match and try new flavors!  Add different vegetables.  Add different spices.  Use different types of Rice.  Change out rice and use Quinoa instead.  Mix different types of beans.  Rice & Beans is easy to make and a nice filling meal!   

As you make your meals of Rice & Beans this month and in the months to come please take a moment to consider... 

Please let it sink in that the majority of world lives on this type of meal every single day.  And that, rice & beans, is an extreme blessing to them.  When we get bored with the taste of rice & beans consider that the majority of the world has no other options.  The fact that their stomaches have food in them is a glorious blessing!  A simple menu of rice & beans keeps them alive!

If you have children, I think this is a wonderful thing to teach them.  Teaching our children thankfulness can never happen too early or too often.  Yesterday, 30,000 children died of starvation and/or preventable diseases.  Today, another 30,000 children will die because they did not have food and their bodies could no longer work.  Tomorrow, another 30,000 children will die.  And the day after that, and the day after that...

Let the gift of food, the gift of Rice & Beans fill your heart with thankfulness and your mouth be filled with prayers for the billions of precious people around the world who will go without.