Brown Rice and Beans With Cheese and Chilies

Submitted by danakscully64

"This casserole is delicious comfort food. You could even use this as filling for a burrito. The recipe comes from Judith Finlayson's cookbook "125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes." If your slow cooker is new, you may have to adjust the cooking time. I've found that most of the new models cook faster than the originals."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 14.79 ml oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 177.44 ml long grain brown rice, rinsed well
• 2.46 ml salt
• 1.23 ml black pepper
• 283.49 g can condensed cream of celery soup
• 354.88 ml vegetable broth
• 396.89-538.64 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 127.57 g can mild diced green chilies
• 354.88 ml cheddar cheese, shredded

directions

1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add rice, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add soup and broth and stir until smooth. Stir in beans and transfer to slow cooker.
2. Place 2 clean tea towels, each folded in half (so you have 4 layers), over top of stoneware, to absorb the accumulated moisture (I only had 2 towels with 2 layers, worked fine). Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours or on High for 4 hours, until hot and bubbling.
3. Remove tea towels. Add jalapeno pepper, if using, green chilies, and cheese. Cover and cook on high for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and bubbling.

Reviews

[Nicest of the damned]

This was so yummy, and easy too! I'll have to hunt down that cook book. My crockpot is only 2 years old and it did get a bit toasty on the edges, so I had to stir it every couple of hours. This really is a keeper, tasted great rolled up in a tortilla. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Merlot]

Absolutely delicious! I used it as a casserole and we all enjoyed it .This dish is so easy to prepare and the combination of flavors really hit the spot. Loved the brown rice in this...nice alternative to white rice. Thanks so much for sharing this winner, DanaKSCully64.