Kick-start your culinary journey with our tantalizing Zesty Rice n' Bean Casserole, a vibrant and flavorful dish that's sure to tantalize your taste buds. This delectable casserole boasts layers of aromatic rice, tender beans, a medley of zesty seasonings, and a rich, creamy sauce, all harmoniously combined to create a symphony of flavors.
The medley of recipes featured in this article caters to diverse dietary needs and preferences. We have a hearty recipe for a classic Zesty Rice n' Bean Casserole, a vegan-friendly version brimming with plant-based goodness, a tantalizing black bean and rice casserole infused with Mexican spices, and a quick and easy one-pot rice and bean casserole that's perfect for busy weeknights.
So, prepare to be captivated by the vibrant flavors and textures of our Zesty Rice n' Bean Casserole and its delightful variations. Let's embark on a culinary adventure that will leave you craving for more!
EASY BEAN AND RICE CASSEROLE
Serve this easy rice and bean casserole topped with avocado and sour cream or use as a burrito filler. Inspired by Green Valley Kitchen's Rice and Black Bean Casserole.
Provided by Jax
Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Rice
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine water, rice, and bouillon cubes in a wide, shallow pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring a few times early on to dissolve bouillon cubes. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes. Add lime juice and fluff rice with a fork.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a wide, shallow, oven-safe pan (like a paella pan) over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cumin and chili powder; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice, pinto beans, salsa, and carrots; mix well. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese until well mixed.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Top with remaining Cheddar and bake until bubbly, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 365.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.7 g, Cholesterol 26.8 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 12.9 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 496.4 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
RICE AND BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE
A colorful and veggie packed rice and black bean casserole.
Provided by Geraldine
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- If you have 2 cups of cooked rice left over from another meal, then toss cooked rice with lime juice. If you need to cook the rice before hand, cook 1 cup of rice per package directions - add bouillon cube to water. When done, let rice sit covered for 10 minutes. After rice has cooled, fluff and toss with lime juice.
- Add cooked rice to a large bowl. You'll be adding all the ingredients in to this bowl.
- Drain black beans and add to bowl.
- Saute spinach and minced garlic in a little oil until slightly wilted. Add to bowl.
- Add corn and scallions to saute pan and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add corn and scallions to bowl.
- Grate zucchini and add to bowl.
- Add salsa to bowl.
- Add can of diced tomatoes (and juice in the can) to the bowl.
- Add 1 cup of grated cheese to the bowl.
- Mix everything together in the bowl.
- Lightly grease a 10 x 8 casserole.
- Pour rice and black bean mixture in to casserole pan.
- Top mixture with remaining 1 cup of grated cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
- Remove and sprinkle minced parsley over the top as a garnish.
BROWN RICE AND BLACK BEAN CASSEROLE
A yummy casserole with rice, beans, chicken, cheese and veggies. It's easy to prepare and the whole family will love it!
Provided by LYSLW
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Cheesy
Time 1h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 337.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.5 g, Cholesterol 76.7 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 25.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 363.2 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
SPICY RICE CASSEROLE
Stirring up pork sausage, wild rice and jalapeno to taste makes this a terrific side. Or serve it with cornbread to turn it into a main dish. It's easy to make ahead and reheat for a potluck meal. -Debbie Jones, California, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook sausage, cumin and garlic powder over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add onions and green peppers; saute until crisp-tender., Dissolve bouillon in water; add to skillet. Stir in jalapeno, rice and rice seasoning packet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until water is absorbed, 5-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 473 calories, Fat 25g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 61mg cholesterol, Sodium 1365mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
GREEN BEAN AND RICE CASSEROLE
Find out how to make this deliciously cheesy Green Bean and Rice Casserole with dinner this week. Onions, mushrooms, sour cream and chicken broth help give this Green Bean and Rice Casserole its zesty flavor.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 1h
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 200 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g
RICE 'N' BLACK BEAN BAKE
"When I come home from work, I start cooking rice for this meatless casserole right away," mentions Kathy Prado of Fort Worth, Texas. "The rest is a breeze, because it's just opening cans and mixing. That's my kind of cooking."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 6 main-dish or 8-10 side-dish servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Stir in the rice, sour cream and 1 cup of cheese. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve with corn or tortilla chips.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362 calories, Fat 17g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 65mg cholesterol, Sodium 907mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
RICE AND BEANS CASSEROLE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 5h50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 28
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.
SPICY RICE, BEAN AND LENTIL CASSEROLE
Fibre packed, vegetarian nutritionally complete meal. I used a mix of yellow and green split peas, instead of green lentils, the kidney beans can be substituted with any other type beans also. Can be reheated in microwave, next day for lunch at work. from the local newspaper through The Canadian Press.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 58m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a non stick saucepan, heat oil over medium high heat.
- Add garlic, onions and green pepper, cook for 3 minutes.
- Stir in stock, brown rice, lentils, basil and chili powder, bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook, covered and stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes or until rice and lentils are tender and liquid is absorbed.
- Stir in beans, corn and salsa, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Tips:
- To ensure your rice is cooked perfectly, use a rice cooker or follow the package instructions carefully.
- If you don't have a rice cooker, you can cook the rice in a pot on the stovetop. Just be sure to bring the water to a boil before adding the rice, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for the recommended time.
- If you're using canned beans, be sure to rinse them thoroughly before adding them to the casserole.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to the casserole, such as chopped bell peppers, corn, or zucchini.
- If you're looking for a more flavorful casserole, you can add a teaspoon of chili powder or cumin to the rice mixture.
- Serve the casserole with a dollop of sour cream or guacamole, and a sprinkle of chopped cilantro.
Conclusion:
This Zesty Rice n' Bean Casserole is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that's perfect for a weeknight dinner. It's packed with flavor and is sure to be a hit with the whole family. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this casserole a try!
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