Red Beans& Rice Mw (Usa Rice)

* Exported from MasterCook *

RED BEANS & RICE MW (USA RICE)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main dish Microwave

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c Chopped onions
2 Garlic cloves -- minced
1 Bay leaf
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
8 oz Tomato sauce
1 t Worcestershire sauce
1/4 ts Hot pepper sauce
1/4 lb Kielbasa sausage
-- (fully cooked),
-- cut into 1/4-inch slices
30 oz Canned pinto beans* -- drained
3 c Hot cooked rice

Combine onions, garlic, bay leaf, cayenne pepper,
tomato sauce, Worcestershire, and hot pepper sauce in
3-quart microproof baking dish. Cover and cook on HIGH
(maximum power) 6 minutes. Add sausage and beans;
stir. Reduce setting to MEDIUM (50% power) and cook,
covered, 10 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes. Let
stand 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve over hot rice.
Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.

*Any type of bean may be substituted. [Karen suggests
a *red* bean. <grin> ~K.M.]

Each serving provides: * 337 calories * 16.8 g.
protein * 16.2 g. fat * : 31.9 g. carbohydrate * 871
mg. sodium * 38 mg. cholesterol

Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE Reprinted with
permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format
courtesy of Karen Mintzias



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