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Gallery Cuban Black-Bean Stew with Rice Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 red bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), chopped 2 cans (19 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (14.5 ounces) vegetable broth 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano Coarse salt and ground pepper Garnishes (optional): lime wedges, fresh cilantro, and sliced radishes

Cook’s Notes If you like, serve this protein-rich vegetarian dish with brown rice to boost the health factor even more. It’s also delicious with chips or tortillas alongside.

Gallery Cuban Black-Bean Stew with Rice

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Cuban Black-Bean Stew with Rice

Cuban Black-Bean Stew with Rice

Cuban Black-Bean Stew with Rice

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 20 mins

total: 30 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

30 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 red bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), chopped 2 cans (19 ounces each) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (14.5 ounces) vegetable broth 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano Coarse salt and ground pepper Garnishes (optional): lime wedges, fresh cilantro, and sliced radishes

Directions

Prepare rice according to package instructions. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 8 to 10 minutes.

Add beans, broth, vinegar, and oregano. Cook, mashing some beans with the back of a spoon, until slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Fluff rice with a fork. Serve beans over rice, with garnishes, if desired.

Cook’s Notes If you like, serve this protein-rich vegetarian dish with brown rice to boost the health factor even more. It’s also delicious with chips or tortillas alongside.

Cook’s Notes

If you like, serve this protein-rich vegetarian dish with brown rice to boost the health factor even more. It’s also delicious with chips or tortillas alongside.

Reviews (16)

 Add Rating & Review     90 Ratings   5 star values:        24    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        20    2 star values:        21    1 star values:        4

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Add Rating & Review     90 Ratings   5 star values:        24    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        20    2 star values:        21    1 star values:        4

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90 Ratings 5 star values: 24 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 20 2 star values: 21 1 star values: 4

90 Ratings 5 star values: 24 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 20 2 star values: 21 1 star values: 4

90 Ratings 5 star values: 24 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 20 2 star values: 21 1 star values: 4

  • 5 star values: 24 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 20 2 star values: 21 1 star values: 4

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/03/2016   This sounds like a great start. I'm single and often eat quick dinners of beans and rice (or breakfasts of beans, eggs, and toast). I'd add to this a little. When sauteing the onions, bellpeppers, I would add some cumin - and possibly even diced jalapeno. I'd actually get them starting to turn a little brown. For the canned beans, I'd use Trader Joe's Cuban-style black beans to add a little more flavor. And, at least some of the time, I'd add soy chorizo. These tweaks = more flavor!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/30/2013   Seems to be missing something and is a little bland. There are probably better recipes out there.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/07/2011   I love this recipe. It is simple, easy and no fuss and it is a staple for my house. I've tried it with quinoa instead of rice and also I added some sausage in one attempt to add some meat. Still I actually prefer the meatless version. Give it a try  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/27/2011   I highly recommend chopping some cilantro and putting it in when you put in the beans and oregeno. TOTAL game-changer...without it's a little bland...with, it's absolutely amazing.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/16/2011   It was an okay and cost efficient meal but a little lacking in flavor.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/18/2009   Even my kids love this. I also like to blend this up minus the rice and serve it as a black bean dip with tortilla chips.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/14/2009   So good and very easy. A great go-to recipe as I always have these ingredients on hand.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/19/2009   Fantastic. Excellent Recipe, Easy and quick, yet it tastes likeyou've been cooking it for a long time! Even my latin friends where fooled. I like to add some grated cheese as a topping, for those picky eaters that don't like raddishes, and I prefer to use my own cooked beans i( I cook 1-2 lb at a time and freeze them in protions) instead of using cans, whenever possible, the flaovor is just that much better.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/21/2009   This was a fantastic meal. I was completely suprised how tasty and flavorful it was, given the simple ingredients. The garnishes really make the dish. I also added a dollop of sour cream and served it alongside a bowl of warm tortilla chips and tapatillo. I can't wait to make this meal again!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/04/2008   Great! Then I made a few modifications that my whole non-vegetarian family (even my 4-year-old) enjoyed. Double the oil, garlic, and oregano, add 20 oz. chicken livers (cook with onions, pepper, and garlic), mix 2 tsp. cornstarch into vegetable broth before adding (no need to mash any beans then), reduce beans to 30 oz. total, and add an 11 oz. can of corn along with the beans. Used all the suggested garnishes, along with some red-pepper flakes (for the grown-ups).  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/29/2008   My daughter is a vegetarian and finding meals that we both enjoy is a challenge! However; this recipe is awesome! Everytime I make it, people rave. I really enjoy the limes, I use them instead of lemons for everything now!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/03/2008   This is so good! It was very flavorful, and super easy. I definitely recommend the cilantro, radish, and lime garnishes.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/02/2008   This is one of my favorite meals lately. It's so good and so easy. I like it a little better with chicken broth instead of veggiie broth. I also add a serano pepper for a little more spice. If you have a hard time finding 19 oz cans, 3-14oz cans of beans work too.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/14/2008   This was delicious! I made it for dinner, and the leftovers were even better for lunch the next day. Very simple, and very hearty.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/05/2008   This dish was so good! I had no idea black beans were so delicious. I plan to make it again.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 12/03/2016

This sounds like a great start. I’m single and often eat quick dinners of beans and rice (or breakfasts of beans, eggs, and toast). I’d add to this a little. When sauteing the onions, bellpeppers, I would add some cumin - and possibly even diced jalapeno. I’d actually get them starting to turn a little brown. For the canned beans, I’d use Trader Joe’s Cuban-style black beans to add a little more flavor. And, at least some of the time, I’d add soy chorizo. These tweaks = more flavor!

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 07/30/2013

Seems to be missing something and is a little bland. There are probably better recipes out there.

Rating: 5 stars 10/07/2011

I love this recipe. It is simple, easy and no fuss and it is a staple for my house. I’ve tried it with quinoa instead of rice and also I added some sausage in one attempt to add some meat. Still I actually prefer the meatless version. Give it a try

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 09/27/2011

I highly recommend chopping some cilantro and putting it in when you put in the beans and oregeno. TOTAL game-changer…without it’s a little bland…with, it’s absolutely amazing.

Rating: Unrated 03/16/2011

It was an okay and cost efficient meal but a little lacking in flavor.

Rating: Unrated 10/18/2009

Even my kids love this. I also like to blend this up minus the rice and serve it as a black bean dip with tortilla chips.

Rating: Unrated 10/14/2009

So good and very easy. A great go-to recipe as I always have these ingredients on hand.

Rating: Unrated 03/19/2009

Fantastic. Excellent Recipe, Easy and quick, yet it tastes likeyou’ve been cooking it for a long time! Even my latin friends where fooled. I like to add some grated cheese as a topping, for those picky eaters that don’t like raddishes, and I prefer to use my own cooked beans i( I cook 1-2 lb at a time and freeze them in protions) instead of using cans, whenever possible, the flaovor is just that much better.

Rating: Unrated 01/21/2009

This was a fantastic meal. I was completely suprised how tasty and flavorful it was, given the simple ingredients. The garnishes really make the dish. I also added a dollop of sour cream and served it alongside a bowl of warm tortilla chips and tapatillo. I can’t wait to make this meal again!

Rating: Unrated 12/04/2008

Great! Then I made a few modifications that my whole non-vegetarian family (even my 4-year-old) enjoyed. Double the oil, garlic, and oregano, add 20 oz. chicken livers (cook with onions, pepper, and garlic), mix 2 tsp. cornstarch into vegetable broth before adding (no need to mash any beans then), reduce beans to 30 oz. total, and add an 11 oz. can of corn along with the beans. Used all the suggested garnishes, along with some red-pepper flakes (for the grown-ups).

Rating: Unrated 11/29/2008

My daughter is a vegetarian and finding meals that we both enjoy is a challenge! However; this recipe is awesome! Everytime I make it, people rave. I really enjoy the limes, I use them instead of lemons for everything now!

Rating: Unrated 11/03/2008

This is so good! It was very flavorful, and super easy. I definitely recommend the cilantro, radish, and lime garnishes.

Rating: Unrated 10/02/2008

This is one of my favorite meals lately. It’s so good and so easy. I like it a little better with chicken broth instead of veggiie broth. I also add a serano pepper for a little more spice. If you have a hard time finding 19 oz cans, 3-14oz cans of beans work too.

Rating: Unrated 09/14/2008

This was delicious! I made it for dinner, and the leftovers were even better for lunch the next day. Very simple, and very hearty.

Rating: Unrated 09/05/2008

This dish was so good! I had no idea black beans were so delicious. I plan to make it again.

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