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     Title: Red Beans & Rice
Categories: None
     Yield: 1 servings

     1 c  Rice
     2 c  Water
     1 pk Sausage
     1    Onion; chopped
     1    Green pepper; chopped
     1    Clove garlic; smashed
     2 cn (15 oz) beans; drained
     1 cn (15 oz) diced tomatoes; not
          -drained
     1 ts Salt
     1 ts Black pepper
     1 ts Oregano

 Rice:

 Heat 2 cups of water to a boil in a pot with a lid.

 Meanwhile, rinse your rice in a container with a fine seive to clean
 it.

 When water boils, add rice to container. Add a dash of salt and a
 small amount of butter for flavor. Give the butter 30 seconds to melt
 into the water, then stir briefly to mix. Close the lid on the pot
 and lower the heat to the point where the rice-water is at a low
 simmer. Do not remove the lid again for 18 minutes (set a timer).

 When timer ends, remove pot from heat and allow it to sit, closed for
 another 2-3 minutes to settle. Open lid and use a large spoon to pour
 rice into a serving bowl.

 While the rice cooks:

 Brown sausage for 5 minutes, then add pepper. Cook for additional 3
 minutes, then add onion & garlic. Cook everything until soft (another
 2-3 minutes).

 Pour in beans and tomatoes. Cook additional 20 minutes to soak in
 flavor, stirring regularly. Add seasonings toward the end of the
 cooking time.

 Pour everything over the rice in the serving bowl and mix well.

 Add extra salt, garlic powder, or red pepper flakes as desired to
 bowls.

 Recipe by James Tomasino

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