Brown and Wild Rice Medley with Black Beans

Rice Side Dish - Side Dish

This is a flavorful whole grain rice and black bean dish that can stand on its own as a vegetarian dish or can be added to with any sort of meat. You can use any rice mixture (brown, wild, long grain, red), if desired. You can use any mushroom in place of the shiitake mushrooms.

Brown and Wild Rice Medley with Black Beans

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Brown and Wild Rice Medley with Black Beans

Ingredients

3 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth

¾ cup wild rice

¾ cup brown rice

1 ½ tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons dry sherry

1 tablespoon minced garlic

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

1 cup canned black beans

rinsed and drained

1 (4 ounce) can shiitake mushrooms

drained

⅓ cup dried cranberries

1 tablespoon dried parsley

Arroz Verde (Green Rice with Cilantro)

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Combine vegetable broth wild rice brown rice and olive oil in a saucepan; bring to a boil reduce heat to low cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir balsamic vinegar sherry garlic salt black pepper and cardamom into rice; cover with a lid and continue simmering until flavors start to combine about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir black beans mushrooms cranberries and parsley into rice mixture; continue cooking over low heat until rice is tender and mixture is hot throughout 10 to 15 minutes more.

Nutritional Information

Brown and Wild Rice Medley with Black Beans

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 284.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.6g 17%

Carbohydrates: 52.1g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 6.6g 27%

Sugars: 8.8g

Fat: 4.9g 8%

Saturated Fat: 0.7g 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 904.2IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.5mg 35%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 1.9mg 3%

Folate: 50.9mcg 13%

Calcium: 54.2mg 5%

Iron: 2.4mg 13%

Magnesium: 88mg 31%

Potassium: 321.5mg 9%

Sodium: 722mg 29%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 43.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.