Mexican Tomato Rice and Beans

Name: Mexican Tomato Rice and Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked medium grain white rice; 2 cups cold water; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (Petite-cut); water (as needed); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 jalapeno, cored and finely chopped (leaving in the seeds depends on how hot you like it); 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed; 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or to taste, I used about 1/2 of this) or 2 teaspoons sea salt (or to taste, I used about 1/2 of this); 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 cup fresh oregano, finely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:40min

This is a good Tex-Mex side dish (or even a main dish) that isn't very spicy, but IS very garlicky. We had this with Recipe #120056. I didn't have quite enough of the fresh herbs so I mixed dried with fresh. From Fine Cooking (April/May 2005)

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:41:54 GMT