Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
• 1 bell pepper (cored, seeded, and chopped)
• 1 ounce water
• 1 fresh tomato (coarsely chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cans 15.5 ounce low-sodium red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 avocado (peeled, pitted and chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (chopped, optional)