Italian Beans And Rice Recipe

Italian Beans And Rice Recipe

Ingredients
1. Cooked brown rice (1 1/2c)
2. olive oil (2tbsp)
3. chopped onion (1medium)
4. chopped celery (2stalks)
5. minced garlic (1tbsp)
6. hot pepper flakes (to taste)
7. can chopped tomatoes (15ounces)
8. 3 cups cooked (1 cup dry) white beans like great northern or navy beans (2 – 15 ounce cans of beans will make 3 cups)
9. dry parsley (1tbsp)
10. basil (1/2to1tsp)
11. Parmesan cheese (for garnishing)

Method of preparation:-
1. First cook the rice, use 1 1/2cup of brown rice and 3 cups of water. Take onion and celery and then chop them.

2. Take a pan, heat oil in it. Then saute garlic, hot pepper flakes and onions. Saute it until the onions gets tender. Add 3 juicy cups of cooked beans and unstained tomatoes in it.

3. Mix all these ingredients. Add parsley and basil in it according to your desire. Boil all these ingredients and then reduce the heat to low and simmer it for about 10 minutes. Then put it over the brown rice. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and hot pepper flakes over it.

Number of servings -4

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