Name: Belizean Rice and Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Belizean
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 onion (diced); 4 cloves garlic (minced ); 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 cup stewed beans (use canned or see my recipe for stewed beans: https://explorecookeat.com/belizean-stewed-beans/); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup chicken broth (plus additional may be needed ); 1 cup coconut milk; 2 tbsp cilantro (diced ); 1/2 ts salt (plus additional to taste); 1/4 ts pepper (plus additional to taste ); 1 tbsp Sazonador Total (by Goya )

Belizean

Saucepan

Heat up olive oil in a med sized saucepan (med high). Add garlic and onion, and saute for around 2 minutes.

Add rice, coconut milk, chicken broth, thyme, Sazonador Total seasoning, salt, pepper, stewed beans and some liquid, mix and bring to the boil.

Reduce heat to med-low to medium so that the beans and rice are on a low simmer, and then cover and cook for 25 minutes, checking every so often to ensure the mixture does not dry out. If it is dry, at a little more chicken broth or water (around 1/4 cup), stir, and recover. Continue this until the rice is tender. You may need to cook it for a few additional minutes, but I shouldn&#x27;t think it will take more than 35 minutes.

Once the rice is tender, stir in the cilantro, and then taste and additional additional seasonings if you like.

Remove from the heat, and allow to rest for about 10 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs and then your dish is ready to enjoy!

Belizean Rice and Beans

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