....steak?

 

Sounds like a good base for a taco style dinner.. tortillas, fresh veggies, salsa, sour cream

 

You can use your black beans in my taco soup recipe and then put rice in the soup right before serving.

 

chorizo sausage sliced up and some tomatoes added. YUM

 

Raw tomatoes? Canned? Stewed? If raw, do you cook them?

How would you serve this? Mix everything together?

 

Drain the beans and then mix the beans and rice. Use as filling for burritos with cheese and veggie toppings.

 

This is one of those toss-together recipes I make a lot in the summer when I have fresh herbs and tomatoes. You can add all kinds of things - a good way to clean out the veggies in the refrigerator.

Black Beans & Rice Taco Salad

2-4-cups black beans and rice (cold) (can also be made with black beans only)

Add:

sliced ripe olives, fresh tomato (seeded and chopped), shredded or small cubes of Cheddar cheese, one or two chopped green onions or chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh cilantro or parsley (you can get these ingredients at the salad bar at your grocery store if you don't have them on-hand).

Dressing:
2 T. lime juice
1/4-1/2 t. ground cumin (to taste)
fresh ground pepper

Stir into the bean/rice mixture.

Serve on a bed of baby spinach or other greens for a whole-meal deal.

Rice and beans equals a whole protein and is a great meat alternative, so meat, in addition to the rice and beans, is over-kill in the protein department. At most, I'd make a stir-fry with some beef/pork/chicken and lots of veggies and serve the rice/beans along side the stir-fry.

 

My DH likes to eat black beans and rice instead of fries or chips so he has them with sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs...just about anything.

 

I think it might go well with Tortilla Soup.

 

I like them with Picadillo (a cuban dish)

1 lb ground meat
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small can tomato sauce
1 T cumin
Pimiento stuffed olives
Salt and pepper to taste

In a large skillet, brown the ground meat, onions and garlic. If meat is not too lean, pour out whatever fat you render.

turn heat down to medium low. Add the tomato sauce and spices. While it simmers, chop up the pimiento stuffed olives and add to meat mixture, it is ok to add a little bit of the brine, if you wish.

 

Black beans and rice are great with chicken. Also sweet potatoes go well with them. It really depends on if they are the main course or a side dish.

 

My MIL makes the best (and easiest) black beans and ham! I love to make this in the winter.

Simmer black beans (she uses dry beans; I use canned since it is much quicker) and diced ham on the stovetop. You can quickly heat these, or cook on low for longer.

Meanwhile, dice onions in a bowl. Set out sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese.

Right before serving, prepare instant rice according to directions.

On a plate, make a bed of rice. Add the bean/ham mixture, then top with onions, sour cream, and cheese. YUM! :hungry:

 

If it were up to me would just have a salad w/ tomatoes, onions, oil & salt. I don't need meat every meal unlike my carniverous other half. Often I just cook ground beef w/ peas/corn & season the heck out of it...put on top of the rice & beans & voila!

 

Wow! You guys are adventurous, or else I'm just boring??

I usually just eat my black beans & rice as is.
Sometimes I'll put a couple scoops of homemade pico de gallo on top, but that's about it.

However I make black bean nachos & black bean soft tacos in place of any kind of meat, several times a month.

 

I usually have beans and rice just with a salad or some other sort of vegetable.

 

I make a delicious Puerto Rican style black beans and rice with sausage, and serve it as a one dish meal.

 

Oh yes, the only way to eat 'em!:lip:

 

with a tossed green salad with mandarin oranges, croutons, tomatoes, and a vinegar and oil dressing.

 

My first iidea is to serve it as is with large salad. My second is to make burritos, roll some beans/rice heated with cheese in a flour tortilla. Serve with chips and salsa. Or layer them for a taco salad with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream (if you must), etc.

Judi

 

Oh man that would be so good with some ham and hot out of the oven corn bread with real butter.

Cat

 

Use the beans for nachos and use ground meat.

 

I used to frequent a vegetarian restaurant that served a tasty very colorful meal which included rice topped with black beans with diced fresh tomatoes, greens, sweet potatoes and cornbread.

 

I eat black beans and rice a lot, mostly as suggested in the above posts. If I find that I am left with half a serving (or just feel like not making them the "main" part of the meal) I'll scramble an egg with the leftover black beans and rice and either eat that mixture in a tortilla (breakfast burrito-style) or just on its own as a variation on scrambled eggs (with hot salsa...yum!).