Best 8 Black Beans Yellow Rice Quick Version Recipes

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Black beans and yellow rice, a classic Caribbean dish, is a flavorful and satisfying meal that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The combination of the creamy black beans and the aromatic yellow rice is sure to tantalize your taste buds, while the quick and easy preparation makes it a great option for busy weeknights. With just a few simple ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you can have a delicious and nutritious meal on the table in no time.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BLACK BEANS, CORN, AND YELLOW RICE



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I put this together with what I had in my pantry. It makes a lot and is quite inexpensive. Serve with tortilla chips or as a filling for flour tortillas. It's even better the next day.

Provided by tahoegirl

Categories     Side Dish     Rice Side Dish Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (8 ounce) package yellow rice mix
1 ¼ cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Steps:

  • Bring the rice, water, and olive oil to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Mix together the beans, corn, lime juice, and cumin in a large bowl. Stir in the cooked rice and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 99.6 calories, Carbohydrate 15.1 g, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 195.1 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

YELLOW RICE



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 45m

Yield about 4 side dish servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon ground annatto seed
1 1/2 cups long-grain rice, (preferably not converted)
2 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 bay leaf
Serving suggestion: Black Beans recipe follows
1 1/4 cups black beans (about 1/2 pounds)
12 cups water
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped
10 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 tablespoons red wine vinegar, plus more for the table
1 tablespoon kosher salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, with a tight-fitting lid, over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper, and annatto, and cook, stirring, until somewhat soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until toasted, about 2 minutes more. Add water, salt, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Wrap the lid tightly with a kitchen towel. Cover the rice, lower the heat to a simmer, cook for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the rice from the heat and set aside, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve with the black beans.
  • Put the beans in a large saucepan, add the water and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Set aside, covered, for 1 hour.
  • Return the beans to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, cook uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, oregano, and coriander and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the onion mixture to the beans and continue simmering until the beans are very tender and the liquid has thickened, about 1 1/2 hours more.
  • If the beans seem too thick, adjust the consistency with a little bit of water. Stir in the vinegar, season with the salt, cayenne, and pepper to taste. Serve.
  • Yield: about 4 side dish servings

SPICY BLACK BEANS AND YELLOW RICE



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Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h40m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups (about 1 pound) dried black beans, picked over, soaked overnight
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups long-grain rice
4 cups water
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 bay leaf

Steps:

  • For the beans:
  • In a large pot, soak beans overnight covered in water by 2 inches. Drain and set aside.
  • In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and bay leaf and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the beans and cover with water by about 1-inch. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender. Remove the bay leaf and discard. Taste the beans and season with salt and pepper.
  • For the rice:
  • Put all the ingredients into a heavy-bottomed pot, stir well, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat until the rice has absorbed the water, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Discard the garlic and bay leaf, fluff with a fork, and serve.

QUICK BLACK BEANS AND RICE



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Some say beans and rice is the most nutritious and well balanced meal in the world! Try adding your favorite chutney or salsa to this dish when you serve it!

Provided by Kathy Miller

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, undrained
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ cups uncooked instant brown rice

Steps:

  • In large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion, cook and stir until tender. Add beans, tomatoes, oregano and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; stir in rice. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 552.4 mg, Sugar 4.8 g

RICE WITH BLACK BEANS



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Good rice, beans, and tomato dish that takes about 20 minutes to prepare.

Provided by Rebecca Tally

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes     Vegan

Time 20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, undrained
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup instant white rice

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, cook and stir onion in oil until tender and translucent, but not brown. Add tomatoes, beans, oregano and garlic powder. Bring to boil. Stir in rice, return mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cover.
  • Let mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Fat 2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 114 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

BLACK BEANS AND RICE



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The perfect meal! Preparation Time: 20 minutes. This recipe is from The WEBB Cooks, articles and recipes by Robyn Webb, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association.

Provided by Daisy

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes     Vegetarian

Time 30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
¾ cup uncooked white rice
1 ½ cups low sodium, low fat vegetable broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 ½ cups canned black beans, drained

Steps:

  • In a stockpot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and saute for 4 minutes. Add the rice and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add the vegetable broth, bring to a boil, cover and lower the heat and cook for 20 minutes. Add the spices and black beans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.1 g, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 354.4 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

BLACK BEANS AND YELLOW RICE



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Make and share this Black Beans and Yellow Rice recipe from Food.com.

Provided by kellychris

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 13m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
2 tablespoons margarine
1 (10 ounce) bag yellow rice (cooked as directed)

Steps:

  • While cooking yellow rice.
  • Melt butter in beans.
  • When rice is cooked, add to beans.

BLACK BEANS AND YELLOW RICE



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A completely simple and delicious side dish or vegetarian main meal. I like to serve this with tortilla chips.

Provided by Chris from Kansas

Categories     Rice

Time 30m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (5 ounce) package saffron rice mix
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, divided
sour cream (optional)
sliced green onion (optional)

Steps:

  • Cook rice according to package directions; keep warm.
  • Meanwhile, drain beans, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid.
  • Combine beans, reserved liquid, lime juice, chili powder and cumin in a saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated; stir in 1 tablespoon cilantro.
  • Serve beans over rice and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro.
  • Garnish, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.2, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 11, Carbohydrate 26.2, Fiber 9.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 9.3

Tips:

  • For a more flavorful rice, use chicken or vegetable broth instead of water.
  • If you don't have any yellow bell pepper, you can use a green bell pepper instead.
  • You can also add other vegetables to this dish, such as chopped zucchini, carrots, or corn.
  • If you want a spicier dish, add a diced jalapeño pepper or a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  • Serve this dish with a dollop of sour cream or guacamole for a delicious and satisfying meal.

Conclusion:

This black beans and yellow rice dish is a quick and easy meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. It is also a great way to use up leftover black beans or rice. The combination of black beans, yellow rice, and vegetables makes this dish a healthy and satisfying meal. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner, give this black beans and yellow rice recipe a try.

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