Name: Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Olive Oil; 1.5 cup Red Onion (chopped ); 1.5 cup Red Bell Peppers (chopped ); 1.5 cup Green Bell Peppers (chopped ); 2 Jalapeños (1 sliced + 1 diced, divided (adjust to taste)); 2 cups Corn kernels (frozen); 1 can Black Beans (14oz, drained and rinsed); 1 can Diced Tomatoes (14oz, I used fire-roasted); 2 tablespoon Lime juice; 4 cups Cooked Brown Rice; 1 3/4 cup Cheddar Cheese (shredded); 1/4 cup Mexican blend cheese (shredded, for topping); 1/4 cup Cilantro (chopped ); 1 teaspoon Garlic powder; 2 teaspoon Ground Cumin (Jeera powder); 1 teaspoon Oregano; 1 teaspoon Paprika; 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne or Red Chili powder (adjust to taste ); 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste )

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Healthy Vegetarian Mexican Casserole with Rice & Beans

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

13% of a 2,000 cal day

253KCAL

Protein

10g20% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

12%

Saturated4g

20%

Unsaturated5g

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Total Carbs35g

13%

Fiber5g

19%

Total Sugars4g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch25g

—

Sodium563mg

24%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A cheesy Mexican rice and bean casserole with brown rice, black beans, and plenty of vegetables. Vegetarian, gluten-free, and filling enough for a crowd.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

1 tbspOlive Oil
1½ cupsRed Onion — chopped
1½ cupsRed Bell Peppers — chopped
1½ cupsGreen Bell Peppers — chopped
2Jalapeños — sliced and diced, divided
2 cupsCorn kernels (frozen)
14 ozBlack Beans — drained, rinsed, 1 can
14 ozDiced Tomatoes — fire-roasted, 1 can
2 tbspLime juice
4 cupsCooked Brown Rice
1¾ cupsCheddar Cheese — shredded
¼ cupMexican blend cheese — shredded
¼ cupCilantro — chopped
1 tspGarlic powder
2 tspGround Cumin (Jeera powder)
1 tspOregano
1 tspPaprika
½ tspCayenne — powder, or Red Chili powder
1 tspSalt

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Method

40m total

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