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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3/4 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 15oz can black beans (drained/rinsed)
• 1 1/2 cup frozen corn
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 green bell pepper (diced)
• handful black olives (halved)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• be liberal with the pepper
• Garnish
  • 1 tomato (diced)

Instructions

1. In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium-high. When warm, sauté onion and garlic for 4 minutes.
2. Add rice, and sauté for additional 2 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover for 40-45 minutes until rice is tender.
4. Serve then top with fresh diced tomatoes

Inspired by

This started from one recipe which was quite bland with some additional liberties taken from another through a comment on the original recipe.

Closing

This is a really an inexpensive dish, that has some zip to it. The tomato balances some of the heat (and if there is not enough, add more [heat]!). I am not overly fond of beans and rice alone, but I think I will make it like this moving forward. I am sure you can think of something that will make it better than this, such as swapping out the beans for another variety!

Either way, enjoy a thrifty meal!