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Ingredients:
3 cup cooked brown rice (1 1/2 cups uncoo, ked), cooked wi
1 salt and pepper
1 1/3 cup cooked black beans or blackeyed pea, s, pinto bea
1 etc. (about 1/2 cup uncooked)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 small can chiles, chopped
1/2 lb ricotta cheese, thinned with a litt, le low fat milk or
1 yogurt until spreadable
3/4 lb shredded monterrey jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
Garnishes (optional): chopped black olives, onions, fresh parsley
Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Mix together rice, beans, garlic,
onion, and chilies. In a casserole, spread alternating layers of the
rice-beans mixture, ricotta cheese, and jack cheese, ending with a
layer of rice and beans. Bake for 30 minutes. During the last few
minutes of baking, sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top. Garnish
before serving.
Complementary protein: rice and beans and milk products
From: DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET by Frances Moore Lappe' ISBN
0-345-30691-0. Random House, New York. 1971-82 Posted by: Karin
Brewer, Cooking Echo, 7/92
Servings: 6
Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef. Andy Rooney
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