Red Bean Creole
Servings Prep. Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
4 20 minutes 40 minutes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
scant cup long-grain brown or white rice 2 tbsps butter or margarine 1 green bell pepper, cored and sliced
generous 1-3/4 cups sliced mushrooms pinch of cayenne pepper pinch of ground nutmeg
2 cups red kidney beans, cooked 1/3 cup vegetable broth 4 firm tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into strips
4 green onions, trimmed and chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper chopped fresh parsley to garnish



1 Cook the rice in plenty of boiling water as directed on the package. Drain and rinse with boiling water.
2 Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the bell pepper and mushrooms, and cook for about 5 minutes, until just beginning to soften.
3 Add the rice, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, beans, and broth. Cook gently for 10 minutes, stir in the remaining ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes to heat all the ingredients thoroughly. Serve garnished with chopped parsley.

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