Thursday, January 27, 2011

Rice. Beans. Peppers. Tomato. Avocado.

This is another staple meal in our home - we consume this at least once a week, sometimes twice or three times.  You can tweak the ingredients, or serve it with chips, or inside a warm tortilla.  *cravings begin here*  These amounts serve four-ish adults.

You'll need:

- 2 Cups cooked brown rice 
- 2 cans of beans, drained (any non-white kind -- kidney, navy, black, salad/mixed...) 
- 1 yellow pepper, diced (or red, or green, if you prefer)
- 2 avocados, diced (Costco always has amazing ones, if the commissary has none)
- 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
- Salt, pepper, Mrs. Dash, lime/lemon juice, cheese, whatever  =)

Ok, combine it all.

. . . .

Yup.  That's it!  No joke.

It'll look like this, at first...
And like this, after you stir it up...
And it is truly amazing.  We crave it.  I'm craving it right now.  Soooooooo tasty. 

Of course, you can add spices (minced garlic is great), and other veggies (corn is a favorite) and cheese (any variety), if you want...

But, the above, simple, affordable, 5-ingredient, nutritionally-complete option is stand-alone delicious.

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