3 cups black beans, sorted
3 tablespoons dehydrated onion
3 tablespoons granulated garlic
1 teaspoon crushed oregano
2 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (do not omit)
1 1/2 cups white rice.
Put black beans into the bottom of a jar.
Combine spices in a zip-type bag.
Put rice in a zip-type bag.
Attached the following instructions on a gift tag:
Wash beans. Put in pot with contents of seasoning bag. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and cover beans with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil and simmer until very well done (about 2 hours). Beans should be very soft. Add water as needed to keep beans from sticking. There should be some liquid left on beans when done.
To cook rice, put 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt into a pot and when it boils, add rice. Lower heat, cover and steam for 20 minutes.
Serve about 1/2 cup rice in bowl, and ladle beans over the top. Sprinkle with minced cilantro, finely chopped green onion, and a squeeze of lime juice.
Submitted by Mary E.
Original Author Unknown, Recipe Shared on Budget101 Discussion List.
Vegetarian Black Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
- 3 cups black beans sorted
- 3 tablespoons dehydrated onion
- 3 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon crushed oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 ½ cups white rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups water for rice
- 1 teaspoon salt for rice cooking
- Minced cilantro optional
- Finely chopped green onion optional
- Lime wedges or lime juice optional
Equipment
Instructions
- Sort the black beans and place them in the bottom of a clean jar.
- Combine the dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, oregano, 2 teaspoons salt, and cayenne pepper in a zip-type bag.
- Place the white rice in a separate zip-type bag.
- Store the bags with the beans and attach the cooking directions.
- To prepare the beans, wash them and place them in a pot with the seasoning bag contents.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer about 2 hours, adding water as needed, until the beans are very soft and some liquid remains.
- To cook the rice, bring 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil in a separate pot.
- Add the rice, reduce the heat, cover, and steam for 20 minutes.
- Serve about 1/2 cup rice in each bowl and ladle the beans over the top.
- Garnish with cilantro, green onion, and lime juice, if desired.
Recipe Size Alteration
💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.
Notes
Cook time includes approximately 2 hours for simmering the beans and 20 minutes for cooking the rice.
Store the dry mix in an airtight container in a cool, dry place and use within 12 months for best quality.
Refrigerate cooked beans and rice within 2 hours and use within 3 to 4 days.
Estimated ingredient cost calculations used current Walmart pricing where available: black beans 16 oz $1.50, minced onion 2.35 oz $1.08, garlic powder 3.4 oz $1.08, oregano leaves 0.87 oz $1.08, iodized salt 26 oz $0.94, cayenne pepper 2.25 oz $3.77, white rice 32 oz $1.28, olive oil 17 fl oz $6.24. Total cost is an estimate and will vary by store and date.
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Let us know how it was!Vegetarian Black Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
- 3 cups black beans sorted
- 3 tablespoons dehydrated onion
- 3 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon crushed oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 ½ cups white rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups water for rice
- 1 teaspoon salt for rice cooking
- Minced cilantro optional
- Finely chopped green onion optional
- Lime wedges or lime juice optional
Equipment
Instructions
- Sort the black beans and place them in the bottom of a clean jar.
- Combine the dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, oregano, 2 teaspoons salt, and cayenne pepper in a zip-type bag.
- Place the white rice in a separate zip-type bag.
- Store the bags with the beans and attach the cooking directions.
- To prepare the beans, wash them and place them in a pot with the seasoning bag contents.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer about 2 hours, adding water as needed, until the beans are very soft and some liquid remains.
- To cook the rice, bring 3 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil in a separate pot.
- Add the rice, reduce the heat, cover, and steam for 20 minutes.
- Serve about 1/2 cup rice in each bowl and ladle the beans over the top.
- Garnish with cilantro, green onion, and lime juice, if desired.
Recipe Size Alteration
💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.
Notes
Cook time includes approximately 2 hours for simmering the beans and 20 minutes for cooking the rice.
Store the dry mix in an airtight container in a cool, dry place and use within 12 months for best quality.
Refrigerate cooked beans and rice within 2 hours and use within 3 to 4 days.
Estimated ingredient cost calculations used current Walmart pricing where available: black beans 16 oz $1.50, minced onion 2.35 oz $1.08, garlic powder 3.4 oz $1.08, oregano leaves 0.87 oz $1.08, iodized salt 26 oz $0.94, cayenne pepper 2.25 oz $3.77, white rice 32 oz $1.28, olive oil 17 fl oz $6.24. Total cost is an estimate and will vary by store and date.
