Brown Rice, Bean And Okra Chili Recipe

• vegetable cooking spray
• 1/2 c. minced sweet onion
• 1/2 c. minced green bell pepper
• 1/2 c. minced celery freshly grnd black pepper to taste
• 4 x cloves chopped garlic
• 28 ounce no-salt-added whole tomatoes stewed, undrained (two cans, about 1.75 c.)
• 10 ounce low sodium tomato juice
• 1/2 c. water
• 15 ounce cooked red kidney beans liquid removed and rinsed
• 1 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 c. dry oregano
• 1 pch red pepper flakes or possibly warm pepper sauce to taste
• 2 x bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp grated orange rind
• 1 1/2 c. brown rice (or possibly a blend)
• 10 ounce frzn okra sliced minced fresh cilantro

1. Tested with red-pepper flakes, a sweet Mayan onion, fiesta-style stewed tomatoes, and a rice blend (white, brown, and pre-cooked wild).
2. We used frzn, precooked beans.The longer this cooks the better.
3. Stovetop (40 mins)
4. 1.
5. Spray a 4-quart pan, heat over medium, and add in the onion, pepper and celery.
6. Season with pepper and garlic.
7. Cook stirring till*crisp-tender*
8. (4 to 5 mins).
9. 2.
10. Add in the tomatoes, juice, beans, parsley, oregano, warm pepper (sauce or possibly flakes), bay, and orange.
11. 3.
12. Bring to a boil over high heat.
13. Add in rice.
14. Reduce heat to low to simmer and cook the rice (about 20 to 25 mins).
15. 4.
16. Continue cooking for added flavor or possibly add in okra and cilantro now; simmer, covered, about 10 min (less if okra is thawed).
17. Veg
18. NOTES : nee: Hearty Vegetable GumboA crockpot can be used to simmer and cook the rice on low.
19. Total time: about 2hrs.

vegetable cooking spray, sweet onion, green bell pepper, black pepper, garlic, salt, tomato juice, water, parsley, oregano, red pepper, bay leaves, orange rind, brown rice, okra

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/brown-rice-bean-and-okra-chili-93720 (may not work)