Island Style Rice And Beans

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups cooked black beans or 15 ounces canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic; saute until golden, about 10 minutes.
3. Add rice and cumin; cook while stirring, for 1 minute.
4. Stir in beans, tomatoes with liquid, water and hot pepper sauce. Break up the tomatoes with a spoon. Increase the heat to HIGH and bring to a boil.
5. Transfer rice mixture to a lg. baking dish (11"x7"). Cover and bake until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 25 minutes.
6. FOR OAMC: Freeze in a labeled gallon ziploc bag after step 4(after allowing it to cool to room temp.). To serve, thaw in refrigerator, and bake according to directions above.

olive oil, yellow onion, green bell pepper, garlic, long grain white rice, ground cumin, black beans, tomatoes, water, hot pepper sauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/island-style-rice-and-beans-383217 (may not work)