anyone have any recipes that involve brown rice, beans, or p

achampionsheart

i have some things in my freezer and pantry that i am wanting to use in a new recipe....does anyone have any good, new recipes that may involve the use of beans, brown rice or porkchops, not necessarily using them together...i am open to new things so please share if possible

skinnyhopes

You can make spanish rice with black beans

ChristineM1953

I get a lot of recipes online. Healthy Eating is a good website that offers several recipes. Sometimes I modify old recipes that are not healthy and make them healthy!

iamhealingmyself

you can make a chili and serve it over some rice (complete protein w/rice and beans) - if you wanted to get creative you could cut up the chops and throw them in there too for an extra protein kick.

I generally use a low sodium broth to flavor my rice when I cook it.

You could mash up the cooked beans and use them like refried beans in a burrito/taco style meal

soup? again, you could cube up the chops

Peep_chic

I recently tried this recipe with cranberries and half the butter and it was delicious! I followed the instructions from a reviewer and boiled the broth and put it over the rice in 8x8 dish in the oven 375 degrees for an hour. One of the best rice recipes I've tasted and very easy.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Almond-Wild-Rice/Detail.aspx

achampionsheart

thanks i will definitely try the chili idea

eating4balance

Homemade "Fried Rice":

-Make four servings ahead of time, put into small Tupperware containers and heat up for lunch. Pair with an apple or some almonds.

Ingredients:
- 3/4 pound chicken tenderloins
- 1 cup dry barley or brown rice
- 1/2 cup egg beaters
- 1 cup sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup portabella mushrooms, diced

Directions:
1. Cook 1 cup dry quick barley (or brown rice) on the stove by the instructions on the box.
2. Heat a pan on the stove (medium) and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
3. Chop up 1 cup of sweet onions and 1 cup of baby portabella mushrooms.
4. Add the veggies to the pan and let set and cook.
5. Meanwhile cook 3/4 lb of chicken tenderloins or chicken breasts. (I cook mine in the microwave, but you can also grill them or buy precooked ones).
6. Dice up the chicken.
7. Push the veggies to the side of the pan and on the other side add 1/2 cup egg beaters.
8. Cook and dice the egg beaters until done.
9. Then add the diced chicken and barley/rice (which should be done by now).
10. Combine and let simmer for a few minutes.
11. Take off the stove and let cool. Measure out into four separate containers, cover and refrigerate.

Servings: 4 (approximately 2 cups each)
- Around 250 calories per serving.
- Tons of fiber from the veggies and barley/rice.
- High in protein from egg beaters and chicken.
- Low in sodium (though you may want to top with some salt, soy sauce or garlic powder, I prefer mine plain).
- Low in fat ( Pair with a 100 calorie pack of almonds for a 350 calorie, balanced meal).

Enjoy!