Easy Hoppin' John Rice Recipe with Very Lazy Cajun Paste

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 310g pancetta cubes/smoked diced bacon
• 1 tbsp Very Lazy Chopped Garlic
• 1 red onion, roughly chopped
• 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
• 250g long grain rice
• 1 jar Very Lazy Cajun Paste
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 400g tinned black beans, drained
• Finely sliced chillis
• Finely sliced spring onions