Belizean Rice and Beans

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

red kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are lower in calories and pinto beans are often cheaper.

Wash and place 1 pound of red kidney beans in a 10 quart pot.

Add 2 cups of water and then add 18 cups of water (2 cups, nine times).

Cook the beans on high heat for about 2 hours.

Add diced onions, chopped cilantro, and a little bit of garlic to the pot with the beans.

After 2 hours, remove the beans from the pot using a slotted spoon, keeping the bean stock.

Measure and wash 6 cups of long grain white rice.

Add the cooked beans back to the pot along with the 6 cups of rice.

Add 13.5 fluid oz of coconut milk to the pot.

Measure and add back the bean stock, totaling 2.5 cups of liquid.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

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