Bean And Rice Casserole With A Kick Recipes

THE BEST BAKED RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour white rice into a casserole dish and season with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, and oregano. Pour in olive oil and stir until rice is thoroughly coated with oil. Add salsa, chicken broth, and kidney beans; stir until evenly combined. Cover very tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove foil, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, and fluff with a fork. Serve hot.

VEGETARIAN RICE & BEAN CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with cooking oil.
• Add tablespoon of oil to skillet. Saute onion, pepper and garlic until softened, about 4-5 minutes.Then remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, add cooked peppers/onion/garlic, rice, beans, corn, tomato paste, vegetable stock, salt and pepper, oregano, and cumin. Gently mix together. Fold in cheddar cheese.
• Evenly spread mixture in baking dish. Bake in oven for 25 minutes (30 minutes if cooking from frozen).
• Remove from oven. Sprinkle with green onions. Scoop out portions and serve with favorite toppings.

MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Be sure to cook your rice if you haven't already (if you are just reading this and just now realized you don't have any cooked rice and don't want to wait, consider switching to quinoa, which cooks much more quickly than brown rice. Instant brown rice also works in a pinch).
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large casserole dish (9x13 inch or similar) with nonstick spray and set aside.
• In a Dutch oven or large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high. Add the onion, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper. Sauté until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the beef, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Continue to sauté until the beef is cooked through and no longer pink, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 1 additional minute.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the rice and Greek yogurt until evenly combined. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
• Assemble the casserole: Spread the beans into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over the beans.
• Scatter the tomatoes with green chilis over the top.
• Spoon the rice and ground beef mixture on top of the tomatoes, spreading it into an even layer.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar and 1/2 cupmozzarella.
• Bake the casserole, uncovered, until the cheese is melted and the casserole is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Turn the oven to broil, then continue cooking until the cheese is lightly browned, about 3 to 4 additional minutes, watching carefully so that the cheese does not burn.
• Let rest 5 minutes, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and green onions, and serve.

GREEN BEAN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 min. Stir in mushrooms; cook 3 to 5 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Combine rice, broth, sour cream and 1-1/2 cups cheese in large bowl. Add mushroom mixture; mix well.
• Spoon rice mixture into 9-inch-square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with beans and remaining cheese. Cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until casserole is heated through and broth is absorbed, uncovering for the last 5 min.

PORK, BLACK BEAN, AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine pork cubes, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Uncover, raise heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring constantly, until the water evaporates. Cook until pork starts to brown in its rendered fat, about 10 minutes. Add onion and cook for 5 to 10 minutes more. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add black beans, cream of chicken soup, tomatoes, Hatch chiles, instant rice, corn, salsa, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Stir to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour pork mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake until thoroughly warmed, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese. Let sit until cheese has melted.

BROWN RICE AND BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix the rice and vegetable broth in a pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 45 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large casserole dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion until tender. Mix in the zucchini, chicken, and mushrooms. Season with cumin, salt, and ground cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until zucchini is lightly browned and chicken is heated through.
• In large bowl, mix the cooked rice, onion, zucchini, chicken, mushrooms, beans, chiles, carrots, and 1/2 the Swiss cheese. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover casserole loosely with foil, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover, and continue baking 10 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly browned.

MEXICAN RICE AND BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil with water over medium heat.
• Add in the sliced mushrooms, green bell peppers, onion and garlic; simmer stirring often until onion is tender (about 10 minutes).
• Add in the tomatoes (with juice, and break up slightly with a fork), beans, rice, chili powder, cumin and cayenne; mix to combine.
• Simmer covered for about 25 minutes, or until rice is tender, and the liquid is absorbed.
• Transfer to a large greased baking dish.
• Sprinkle with mozza cheese over top.
• Bake in oven for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted (also, can microwave at HIGH power for 2 minutes).

RICE AND BEANS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Soak the beans 4 hours or overnight.
• Rinse the beans after soaking. Place the rinsed beans in a pot with 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, the celery, garlic onions and some salt and pepper. Add enough water to cover, about 1 quart, and bring to a low boil. Cook until tender, adding a bit more water if necessary, about 30 minutes. Puree half of the mixture, reserve.
• Meanwhile heat the stock to a boil, then add the rice and stir. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 16 minutes, then stir in the herbs and butter. Cook 1 minute more and remove from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork.
• Brown and crumble the sausage in a skillet with a drizzle of EVOO over medium-high heat.
• Grease a large casserole dish. Combine the rice with half of the cheese, the pureed beans, whole beans, vegetables and sausage. Top with remaining cheese. Cool and cover, then store in the fridge until ready to eat.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Bring the casserole to room temperature.
• Bake until heated through, top with an extra drizzle of oil, the reserved parsley and raw onions before serving. Pass the cheese at the table.
• Place the chicken in a large stockpot. Add the peppercorns, celery, garlic, bay leaf, carrot, lemon, onions and the herb bundle tied with string. Sprinkle with salt. Cover the chicken with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, a rolling simmer. Simmer 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Then cool chicken in its stock. Strain the stock, discarding the vegetables. Remove the chicken in large pieces from skin and bones. Reserve the meat for another use.

MEATLESS RICE AND BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine water, rice, and beef base in a rice cooker. Seal and select setting according to manufacturer's instructions; cook until tender, about 45 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in rice, black beans, tomatoes, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, basil, and paprika. Spoon into the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining Cheddar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through, about 20 minutes.