Easy One-Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet Recipe

This Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet is a healthy and quick dish to add to your food rotation. It is simple to prepare and delicious served as a side dish or a main with the addition of a protein (a must for my husband the meat lover).

This dish was inspired by a recipe for Southwestern Brown Rice with Confetti Vegetables from the cookbook American Favorites by Betty Rosbottom.

Why You’ll Love This Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet Recipe

• quick and easy to prepare
• Brown rice and Black beans make this a Healthy Tex‑Mex dish
• can be converted to vegetarian dish by using vegetable broth

What Makes This Brown Rice and Bean Skillet So Flavorful

The secret to this recipe:

• Rotel Tomatoes and green chilies add gentle heat to the dish
• Sazon seasoning adds great flavor to the dish. I use Whole foods Sazon seasoning as it does not contain MSG or other artificial ingredients.

Ingredients You’ll Need for Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet

• Package steamed brown rice
• Rotel diced tomatoes with chilies
• Sazon seasoning

How to Make Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet : Step‑by‑Step

1. Saute the vegetables
   Saute onions and peppers in olive oil until softened. Diced zucchini can be added in this step
2. Add seasoning
   Add Sazon seasoning and saute for 1 minute to bloom the spices.
3. Add brown rice
   Add brown rice, breaking up clumps, and saute with vegetables and seasoning for 1 minute.
4. Add liquid, Rotel tomatoes and black beans
   Add 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth, Rotel tomatoes and black beans, simmer for 10 minutes, adding more broth if the ingredients are getting too dry.

Tips for Success

• Make sure to break up clumps of the brown rice
• Use a brand of Sazon seasoning without MSG or other artificial ingredients

Variations and Substitutions

• add Poached Chicken Breasts, Rotisserie chicken, Ground beef or turkey for a full meal
• Add some chopped zucchini when sautéing the onions and peppers
• don’t have a can of Rotel tomatoes with Chilies? Then use a 14.5- ounce can of diced tomatoes and a 4-ounce can of chopped green chilies
• Make it vegetarian by using vegetable broth, and top with a poached egg or add some Colby jack cheese at the end of cooking.
• Use a filling for Quesadillas or Burritos.

How to Store, Freeze, and Reheat Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet

• Leftovers will last 3-4 days
• This dish does not freeze well
• Best reheating method: place in baking dish, add some broth and reheat at 350℉ for 30 minutes, mix in some shredded colby Jack to make it even better

Serving Suggestions

FAQ About Making Easy One‑Pan Brown Rice and Bean Skillet

• Can I make ahead of time? This can be made ahead of time and reheated with some broth
• This dish does not freeze well.

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