Recipe: Black Beans and Rice

Last updated: May 25, 2023, at 12:33 p.m. PT

Originally published: May 25, 2023, at 12:33 p.m. PT

Beans and rice prepared in a small bowl

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup sofrito
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups long grain rice
  • 3 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sazon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
     

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat a medium pot over medium heat and add oil and sofrito and cook, stirring constantly for about 4 minutes.
  2. Add the beans and rice and stir well before adding broth, sazon, and salt and bring to a boil.
  3. Continue boiling until water has absorbed to just above the rice level.
  4. Cover with lid and turn heat to low and continue cooking for about 15 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes more before removing lid and fluffing with a fork.
     

SERVES: 8
 

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