Beans & Rice

Another easy prepare ahead and cook later dish. Assemble in the morning, refrigerate then cook for dinner. This can be a meal in itself or a side dish.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  cups  cooked black beans (use rinsed canned beans)
• 1  cup frozen whole kernel corn
• 1  cup long grain rice
• 16  ounces  thick salsa, mild or hot
• 1 1⁄2 cups  V8 vegetable juice or 1 1⁄2 cups tomato juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin

Directions

1. Combine all ingedients.
2. Bake 1 1/4 hours at 375 or until rice is tender.
3. Freeze leftovers.
4. I serve this with a poached egg on top, additional salsa, sour cream and tortilla.