Mexican Red-Beans with Rice - Lisa G Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, (, diced)
• 1/2 red pepper (, diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (, crushed)
• 1 cup (uncooked) long grain rice (I used white…eeeek!)
• 1 tbsp cajun seasoning:
• 2 tsp sweet paprika
• 2 tsp garlc powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp (dried) oregano
• 1 tsp (dried) thyme
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper ((to taste))
• 2 cups sodium-reduced stock ((I used beef – my fav!))
• 1 cup Passata ( (strained tomatoes))
• 540 ml can of red kidney beans (, rinsed well)
• salt
• pepper