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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Vegan	Main dish, Vegan	1	Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dried pinto beans (2 cups)
4	c	Uncooked AM Rice (Medium or Long Brown)
1 1/2	c	Finely chopped celery
1 1/2	c	Finely chopped onions
1 1/2	c	Finely chopped green pepper
5		Bay leaves
1	ts	White pepper
3/4	ts	Cayenne pepper
1/2	ts	Black pepper
1	ts	Tabasco sauce, optional (according to taste)
2	ts	Thyme
1 1/2	ts	Garlic powder
1 1/2	ts	Oregano
1 1/2	ts	Paprika
6	oz	Tomato paste

INSTRUCTIONS

Cover beans with water and soak overnight.  Drain and rinse before
cooking.  Combine beans with 5 cups water and bring to a boil.  Reduce
heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.  Add
another 4 cups water and add celery, onion, bell pepper, bay leaves, and
remaining ingredients.  Cook until beans are tender and begin breaking up.
Cook rice.  To serve, mound 3/4 cup rice on plate and spoon generous
serving of beans over the rice.
(Yield: For a Crowd)
Source: Arrowhead Mills "Variety Bean Recipes" tri-fold
Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc.
Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/am.zip

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