Mexican Sausage, Black Beans and Rice

Name: Mexican Sausage, Black Beans and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1/2 lb Mexican or Italian sausage, sliced; 1 onion, diced; 2 tbsps olive oil; 3 tsps minced garlic; 1 bell pepper, diced; 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice; 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 2 tsps ground cumin; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/4 tsp black pepper; pinch of red pepper flakes; 2 tsps hot sauce; 1/2 cup kernel corn; 19 oz (540ml) can black beans, rinsed and drained

2 steps

Prep:10minCook:45min

Check out this one pot meal and use plant based sausages if you want to keep it vegetarian

Updated at: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:26:34 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories665.7 kcal (33%)

Total Fat24.3 g (35%)

Carbs86.2 g (33%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein21.4 g (43%)

Sodium1750 mg (88%)

Fiber8.2 g (29%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5 lbsausage

Mexican or Italian, sliced

1onion

diced

2 tbspsolive oil

3 tspsminced garlic

1bell pepper

diced

1 ½ cupsrice

uncooked

4 cupschicken broth

or vegetable

2 tspsground cumin

½ tspturmeric

¼ tspblack pepper

red pepper flakes

2 tspshot sauce

½ cupkernel corn

540mlcan black beans

rinsed and drained

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large skillet to medium. Add the onion and pepper and cook for 3-5 minutes then add the garlic for 30 seconds before adding the sausage slices. Brown the meat 5-6 minutes then add the rice. Stir and heat 1-2 minutes then pour in the broth. Add the seasonings, corn, black beans and hot sauce. Bring to a boil and scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the pan, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes.

Step 2