Frijoles Charros Bowls with Rice
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Cost
- $12.50
- Nutrition
- 610 cal · 26g protein
- budget
- comfort-food
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Frijoles Charros Bowls with Rice is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 45 minutes, for around $13 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 12 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Garlicky green beans (10 min)
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Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon
- 3 cans low-sodium pinto beans (15 oz each)
- 1 count white onion
- 3 count roma tomatoes
- 1 count jalapeño
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 2 cups low-sodium gluten-free chicken broth
- 1½ cups long-grain white rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 count avocado
- 1/2 tsp salt
Steps
- Start the rice: bring the rice and 3 cups water to a boil in a pot, cover and simmer on low 18 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the bacon and cook in a second pot over medium heat until crisp (well past 145°F), 7 minutes.
- Add diced onion, jalapeño and garlic and cook 4 minutes, then the diced tomatoes for 3 more.
- Stir in the beans with their liquid and the broth. Simmer 15 minutes until brothy and flavorful.
- Stir in chopped cilantro and season with salt.
- Ladle the beans over rice in bowls and top with sliced avocado.
- Picky eater tip: serve plain rice with a few beans and sliced avocado on the side.
- Make ahead: the bean mixture keeps in the fridge up to 4 days; reheat and cook fresh rice when ready to serve.
On the side: Garlicky green beans (10 min)
12 oz green beans
- Trim the green beans. Cook in a skillet with a splash of olive oil over medium-high heat, 6 to 8 minutes, until bright and just tender.
- Stir in a minced garlic clove for the last minute and season with salt.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbohydrates
- 68 g
- Fiber
- 10 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Saturated fat
- 8 g
- Sodium
- 1,240 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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