Looking for a Low Cal Rice and Bean Recipe

hippiebea

I love rice and beans. But I've noticed beans are full calories while being very healthy. Can anyone suggest a Louisiana style rice and bean recipe (using red and black beans)? Thanks!

ladyluck5210

Not too sure about the cals on this... but my sis made some black eyed peas with rice. Super good. She added some turkey from a smoked turkey leg to it *optional* and then put honey on the top. My older sis (who's from Louisiana) taught us this recipe!!

I love kidney beans and rice together. For lunch I do,, 1/4 cup of kidney beans to a 1/2 of rice.
For a dinner portion I do, 1/2 cup of kidney beans with 1 cup of rice. YUM!

go2grrl

I use dried beans and make mine in the crock pot at least once a month. Here are the ingredients I ran thru the recipe builder here. 6 servings, 239 cals per serving. This is without the rice and if you left out the andouille, it's about 80 less per serving.

La Preferida - Small Red Beans, 1 container (3 3/10 cup, dries ea.)
Celery - Raw, 1.5 cup chopped
Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 1 cup, chopped
Onions - Raw, 1.5 cup, chopped
Garlic - Raw, 5 clove
Cajun seasoning
Bay leaf
Wellshire - Turkey Andouille Sausage, 1 container (336 gs ea.)

therealangd

I make a rice / bean / tomato casserole type thing.

I dry fry some vegetables. Usually onion, mushroom, celery, green pepper. Add a can of drained and rinsed black beans. Add a cup of minute rice. Add a can of diced tomatoes. Add chili powder and cumin. Heat and eat.

tmarie2715

Try this:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/zucchini-herb-casserole/detail.aspx

Add 4 oz or so cooked, shredded chicken, use reduced fat cheese (or like I do, omit cheese altogether) and you've got a yummy, low cal rice dish! I just realized there aren't any beans... You could probably do beans instead of chicken. Are you vegetarian?

I also use half short grain brown and half short grain white instead because I hate long grain rice.

Good luck!

shapestocome

This calls for black beans but you could probably use whatever kind you want:

Black Beans & Whole Grain Brown Rice
1 - 15 oz. can of Bush's Best Black Beans
1 - 14 oz. can of Hunt's diced tomatoes
(for less sodium use no salt added instead)
1 - Package of Uncle Ben's Ready Whole Grain Brown Rice(90 Sec. Mirowavable Pouch)
1 - Small Red Onion (diced)
4-5 Garlic Cloves (sliced like almonds)
1/2 tsp of Curry Powder

Use Pam or a little bit of Olive Oil in a sauce pan over low heat and add Red Onion, Garlic Cloves & Curry Powder. Cook on Low for a minute or two onions still need there crunch. Add rest of ingredients. Continue to cook on low for about 30 mins. Stirring every 5 mins. Keep lid on in between. Enjoy.

Number of Servings: 4

Nutrition Info

Calories: 222.6
Fat: 2.4g
Carbohydrates: 46.0g
Protein: 9.2g

hippiebea

Thank you everyone!! very helpful!!!

McFrench

Bump!