Spanish Beans and Rice

A filling meal or delicious side is only a few steps away with my Spanish Rice and Beans recipe! Beans and rice has never been this good.

Course Main Course, Main Dish, Main or side dish, Side Dish

Cuisine Spanish

Keyword beans and rice, beans and rice recipe, spanish beans and rice, spanish rice and beans

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 50kcal

Add the oil and diced onions to a pan over medium heat and saute for 5 minutes. Then add in the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper, chili powder, and oregano, and cook for 5 more minutes while stirring often.
2 Tablespoons Olive oil, ½ Yellow onion, 2 cloves Garlic, 1 Tablespoon Paprika, 1 teaspoon Sea salt, 1 teaspoon Chili powder, 1½ teaspoons Oregano, 1 teaspoon Pepper
Add in the uncooked rice and stir, cooking until translucent, about 5 more minutes.
2 cups Long grain white rice
Add in the beans, tomatoes, and broth, and bring to a boil.
14.5 oz Diced tomatoes, 15 oz Kidney beans, 3 cups Chicken broth
Reduce the heat to medium-low as soon as it boils. Cover the pan with a well-fitting lid and let simmer for 20 minutes, or until all moisture is absorbed and the rice is fluffy.
Top with sliced kalamata olives, serve, and enjoy!
¼ cup Kalamata olives

Add the oil and diced onions to a pan over medium heat and saute for 5 minutes. Then add in the garlic, paprika, salt and pepper, chili powder, and oregano, and cook for 5 more minutes while stirring often.
Add in the uncooked rice and stir, cooking until translucent, about 5 more minutes.
Transfer the cooked rice and seasonings to the rice cooker, then add in the beans, tomatoes, and broth.
Set the rice cooker to cook. Once it's done, fluff the rice with a rice paddle.
Top with sliced kalamata olives, serve, and enjoy!

Don't worry about washing the rice for this recipe. The extra starch will blend into the broth!

Make sure you get pitted kalamata olives! Whole pitted olives will preserve the best texture vs buying them pre-sliced. For an even more luxurious dish, get the olives preserved in seasoned oil.

While a great side on its own, this recipe really shines when combined with Ropa Vieja, or served up with fresh Chicken and Veggie Fajitas!