Rice and Black Beans

Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups white rice
2 large cans black beans, drained and rinsed well
1 can unsweetened coconut milk plus enough water to equal 2 ¹⁄₂ cups
1 teaspoon thyme
Salt and black pepper

Instructions
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add green onions and garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes.  

2. Add rice and stir for 1-2 minutes.  Add remaining ingredients, stir well and bring to boil.  Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender and all liquid has been absorbed.  

3. Stir and serve.  

Comments
While looking for a good side dish to serve with Jerk Chicken I found this recipe.  It’s actually called “Rice and Peas” but I have no idea why, so I renamed it to reflect the ingredients I used.  The rice with coconut milk had a nice cooling effect after a mouthful of fiery chicken!  

Shown here with Grilled Jerk Chicken.

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