Red Beans And Rice With Veggies And Beef

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My spin on a classic red beans and rice. You can also make vegetarian as well.hope you enjoy. I used fresh garden banana peppers b/c bell peppers were not fully grown yet, but if you have bell peppers i would use them instead. I had to change this recipe. I originally had it with regular rice and it wouldn't cook up fast enough so i changed it to instant. Hope this helps.

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Steps

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In skillet saute onion , carrot , and bell or banana pepper in oil.

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Add beef , garlic , cumin , and cayenne pepper.

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Cook till beef is done.

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Drain.

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In lg soup pot add beans , beef mixture , basil , tomatoes , and rice with 6 cups of water.

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Cook 1 hour.

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Stirring often.

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Keep eye on it and cook until beans and rice are tender and water is cooked down.

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Add more water if necessary.

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May take up to 2 hours.

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Enjoy !.

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Ingredients

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red beans, brown rice, light olive oil, onion, bell peppers, garlic cloves, lean ground beef, carrot, diced tomatoes, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, dried basil, chicken broth, water, salt, pepper