*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                     RED BEANS & RICE MW (USA RICE)

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Microwave

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       c            Chopped onions
  2                    Garlic cloves -- minced
  1                    Bay leaf
    1/4   ts           Cayenne pepper
  8       oz           Tomato sauce
  1       t            Worcestershire sauce
    1/4   ts           Hot pepper sauce
    1/4   lb           Kielbasa sausage
                       -- (fully cooked),
                       -- cut into 1/4-inch slices
 30       oz           Canned pinto beans* -- drained
  3       c            Hot cooked rice

 Combine onions, garlic, bay leaf, cayenne pepper,
 tomato sauce, Worcestershire, and hot pepper sauce in
 3-quart microproof baking dish. Cover and cook on HIGH
 (maximum power) 6 minutes.  Add sausage and beans;
 stir.  Reduce setting to MEDIUM (50% power) and cook,
 covered, 10 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes.  Let
 stand 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve over hot rice.
 Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.

 *Any type of bean may be substituted.  [Karen suggests
 a *red* bean. <grin> ~K.M.]

 Each serving provides: * 337 calories * 16.8 g.
 protein * 16.2 g. fat * :  31.9 g. carbohydrate * 871
 mg. sodium * 38 mg. cholesterol

 Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE Reprinted with
 permission from The USA Rice Council Electronic format
 courtesy of Karen Mintzias



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