One of the great things about cooking with whole foods is that your options are increased so much. You can be creative and try lots of different ideas. When you start with quality whole food ingredients, the results always taste good! I was in the mood for rice and I had fresh green beans to use up, so this recipe is what I came up with. I steamed the green beans in the top basket of my rice cooker while the rice was cooking.
Mexican Quiche Recipe
Preheat oven to 350. Mix together:
3 c. cooked brown rice
1 egg
Press into a greased pie pan and bake 15 min.
Meanwhile, in 1 T. olive oil, sweat
1 small onion, diced
1clove garlic, minced
1/2 of a red pepper, diced
for about 10 min. till tender. Stir in:
a large handful of steamed green beans
1 1/2 c. cooked black beans (or you can sub a 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained)
Pour veggies into baked rice crust. Stir together:
2 eggs
1/2 cup salsa
and pour over veggies in crust. Bake 350 for 20 min. Sprinkle
a handful of shredded cheddar on top and bake 5 min. more. Cut into wedges and serve with extra salsa. Makes 6 servings.
