Rice And Beans

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup red pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans red kidney beans
• 1 1/2 ounces sazon goya (or other brand, found in international aisle)
• water
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• salt
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 2 cups cooked rice (your recipe)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, saute bacon in olive oil over medium low heat until fat starts to render.
• 2 add onions and red pepper; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add garlic, cook 3 minutes.
• 4 add red kidney beans, sazon, tomato paste, salt to taste and water to cover; stir well to combine.
• 5 cover saucepan and cook at least 30 minutes or until beans are done to desired consistency (i like them kind of mushy).
• 6 during last 5 minutes of cooking add in cilantro and oregano.
• 7 serve over rice, or along side.