Dirty Rice

For Christmas Santa gave me the most amazing vegan cookbook ever! I started putting post it notes on pages as soon as I opened it and the first recipe I wanted to try was this version of dirty rice.
I tweeked it a bit and added beans for a little contrast.
The book is inspiring so many ideas and cannot wait to post ore amazing recipes!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
*2 cups rice (brown or white...i used brown)
*1/4 - 1/2 cup pinto beans
*1/4 - 1/2 cup black beans
*olive oil
*1-2 diced onions
*1 bell pepper diced(any color but I used orange because I had it on hand)
*2 stalks diced celery
*2 tsp. minced garlic
*1 tsp. ground cumin
*1/2 tsp. oregano
*1 tsp. dry mustard
*1/2 tsp. thyme
*1/2 tsp. cayenne
*1 tsp. paprika
*salt


START:by preparing your rice...whether it is microwavable, stove top, boil in a bag, etc.

NEXT: heat about 3 tablespoons oil and the garlic in a large frying pan over medium heat for about 1 minute. then add the onion, bell pepper and celery.
when the onions start to brown, add the black and pinto beans and mix for about 2 minutes.

add in the rice, a little bit at a time, so all ingredients combine. finally add all the spices and stir the mixture so spices are evenly distributed.

cover the pan and let it sit over low-medium heat for about five minutes and then check.
Mine was done pretty fast but depending on how done you want the rice you can wait longer.
I had this with some veggies and was completely content but I bet you could add chicken or fish or tempeh and it would be delicious:D

HOPE YOU ENJOY:-)
you are loved.