Dainty Rice and Beans

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup white rice (this makes about 2 cups cooked)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
• 8 ounces red kidney beans
• 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning
• salt (to taste)
• 1 1/2 cups water

Directions

1. 1

   Put rice, water, and olive oil into a medium-sized pot (uncovered) and bring to a boil.

2. 2

   Once rice is boiling, bring down the temperature to medium-low heat and keep the rice at a low boil. Once water is at a low boil, cover and cook for about 20 minutes until water is almost completely absorbed.

3. 3

   Add in 8 oz of canned of kidney beans, bay leaf, barbeque sauce, ketchup, onion, creole seasoning, and salt (to taste).

4. 4

   Stir and let cook until rice is tender, then serve.

5. 5

   *** Tastes great with a pot roast or another type of roast that would produce a brown gravy to pour over the rice.