Shiny Happy Poppers

Name: Shiny Happy Poppers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cooked white or brown rice; 237 milliliters canned black beans, drained and rinsed; 2 Tbsps smooth or grainy vegan Dijon mustard; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 2 teaspoons dried; 1 teaspoon garlic powder, or 1 medium-size clove garlic, peeled and pressed; 12 servings Hot sauce, for drizzling; 12 jalapeños; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Shiny Happy Poppers a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 157 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, beans, jalapeños, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Heat the grill to medium-high.

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Grill

Stem the jalapeños and cut one lengthwise slit in each pepper. Pull out the seeds and inner ribs with your fingers (wear rubber gloves if your skin is sensitive to handling hot peppers).

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Chili Pepper

Pepper

Seeds

Ribs

In a medium-size bowl, combine the rice, black beans, mustard, garlic powder, and thyme. Stir until well mixed.

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Garlic Powder

Black Beans

Mustard

Thyme

Rice

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Bowl

With an appropriately sized spoon, fill the jalapeños with the rice mixture.

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Rice

Place the peppers on a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil.

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Peppers

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Aluminum Foil

Drizzle the peppers with the olive oil and then with the hot sauce, to taste.

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Hot Sauce

Olive Oil

Peppers

Fold the foil into a packet with the peppers in one layer. Grill the packet for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the peppers are soft and the rice filling is hot.

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Peppers

Rice

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Grill

Aluminum Foil

Serve at once.

You can temper the spiciness of jalapeños—at least somewhat—by removing the seeds and especially the white inner ribs, before stuffing them with the beans and rice.

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Stuffing

Beans

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Rice

From the book Grilling Vegan Style: 125 Fired-Up Recipes to Turn Every Bite into a Backyard BBQ by John Schlimm. Reprinted by arrangement with Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Copyright © 2012.