California Rice and Beans

Name: California Rice and Beans
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 liters frozen brown rice (or prepared brown rice); 425 grams low-sodium cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 454 grams sliced mixed mushrooms; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 red bell peppers, cut into strips; 237 milliliters sprouts (optional); 59 milliliters walnuts, roughly chopped; 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give California Rice and Beans a try. This recipe covers 54% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 1194 calories, 31g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. If you have brown rice, cannellini beans, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the walnuts you could follow this main course with the Pistachio Cake with Walnuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes.

Instructions

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine the mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, walnuts, half of the garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl; toss, then divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Roast, stirring once or twice, until the vegetables are tender and browned in spots, about 25 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Vegetable

Mushrooms

Olive Oil

Zucchini

Walnuts

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Meanwhile, combine the beans, the remaining garlic, the lemon juice, the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/3 cup water in a blender; puree until smooth.

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Lemon Juice