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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This recipe is quick to throw together, with a lot of flavor. It's made with items you might already have on hand. Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped onion |
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper |
1/4 cup chopped celery |
2 cloves garlic, minced |
2 cans (14 1/2 oz each) stewed tomatoes (you can use no-salt-added stewed tomatoes) |
2 cups tomato juice (you can use no-salt-added juice) |
1 can (15 oz) red beans, rinsed and drained |
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley |
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves |
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or more if you like it spicier |
2 bay leaves |
1 1/2 cups uncooked quick-cooking brown rice |
1 pckage (10oz) frozen chopped okra, thawed |
Directions:
1. Spray a 4-quart Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat oer medium heat until hot.
2. Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook and stir 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
3. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, beans, parsley, oregano, pepper sauce and bay leaves.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add rice. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
5. Add okra; cook, covered, 5 minutes more or until okra is tender.
6. Remove and discard bay leaves.
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