Easy Slow Cooker Rice and Canned Black Beans
With the winter fast approaching, there's nothing better than finishing off a busy day at work with a warm slow cooker meal. This slow cooker black beans and rice recipe is packed with flavour, and it's a hearty dish that's ideal for the colder months. In the morning, you can just throw all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and leave it to do its work. After a long day, you'll have dinner ready to serve for your whole family, who will all be begging for seconds of this slow cooker Mexican black beans and rice dish.
This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you visit a link and buy something. Purchasing via an affiliate link doesn't cost you any extra, and I only recommend products and services I trust. Thank you for supporting this blog.
This recipe is really popular in autumn / winter time when we need something warm and filling and full of goodness. It is really versatile - I like to serve it wrapped in wholewheat tortilla wraps as burritos or you could use it as a side dish alongside something like my Quinoa Chilli, in tacos or as a light bite served with tortilla crisps.
Jump to:
- What are the Advantages of Using a Slow Cooker?
- What Ingredients Do You Need for this Black Beans and Rice Recipe?
- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Substitutions
- 📖 Recipe
- Equipment
- Storage
- Top tip
What are the Advantages of Using a Slow Cooker?
We all lead busy lives, and so there's nothing better than coming home to a delicious dinner ready to serve to your family. In the morning, you can put all of the ingredients for this vegan slow cooker black beans and rice dish into your device on the low heat setting. In just six to eight hours, you'll have dinner ready to serve without you having to lift a finger.
One of the reasons we love using the slow cooker is that you can create a large portion of vegetarian slow cooker black beans and rice without using dozens of pots and pans. This will save you plenty of time and effort on the washing up, which is something we will all appreciate. On top of that, slow cookers are cheaper than you might imagine, and a slow cooker would be the ideal present for your family and friends this winter.
What Ingredients Do You Need for this Black Beans and Rice Recipe?
This recipe uses very simple ingredients, many of which you likely have in your kitchen cupboards already. All of the ingredients are healthy, with the tomatoes, red pepper, and sweetcorn all offering you an extra dose of vitamins and minerals. We use brown rice in this recipe, which is higher in dietary fibre than white rice. It will keep you and your family feeling full for longer after enjoying this crockpot black beans and rice dish.
While this dish would make a complete meal by itself, you could also serve it with bread. We also love adding various toppings to the dish, such as guacamole or salsa.
While this is a great dish for the whole family, you might want to be considerate of the amount of sea salt, cumin, and taco seasoning you add if you are feeding it to young children. This recipe is packed with flavour, but you can adjust the seasonings to create the perfect taste for your family. Within just a few short hours, you'll have a delicious slow cooker meal ready to serve to your family. Make sure all of the liquid is absorbed and your rice is fully cooked before serving it with the side dish of your choice. If you enjoyed this slow cooker black beans and rice recipe, make sure you check out our full selection of slow cooker recipes. They'll help to keep you warm and cosy this winter and save you endless hours of cooking in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- tinned chopped tomatoes
- onion (chopped)
- taco seasoning
- cumin
- sea salt
- tinned black beans
- tinned taco beans in sauce
- red pepper
- brown rice
- tinned sweetcorn
- vegetable stock
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
This recipe is really very simple. Add everything to the slow cooker, stir and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours or until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked through.
Hint: Make sure to leave room in the slow cooker as the rice will expand once it is cooked.
Substitutions
This recipe is naturally egg free, dairy free, soya free, nut free and gluten free so it is suitable for a wide range of dietary requirements. It is very forgiving, you could swap out the ingredients to make a different variation - why don't you try different beans or adding chopped courgettes instead of peppers.
📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Black Beans and Rice
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...
This slow cooker black beans and rice recipe is packed with flavour, and it's a hearty dish that's ideal for the colder months.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Category: Mains
- Method: slow cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Vegan
2 tins chopped tomatoes
1 onion (chopped)
3 Tbsp taco seasoning
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp sea salt
1 tin black beans
1 tin taco beans in sauce
1 red pepper
450g brown rice
195g tin of sweetcorn
600ml vegetable stock
Add everything to the slow cooker, stir and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours or until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked through.
Keywords: slow cooker, black beans and rice,
Equipment
The main equipment you will need is a slow cooker. I think that a slow cooker is a great investment and you can pick them up relatively cheaply. They are perfect for large families, working people and batch cooking.
Storage
You have to be careful about storing and re-heating rice because of the risk of bacteria. Ideally you will eat it as soon as it is cooked but if you can't do that then cool the rice as quickly as possible and you can then store it in the fridge for 1 day. Make sure that the rice is steaming hot all the way through when you re-heat it and you can only re-heat rice once. You can find out more information on reheating rice on the NHS website.
Top tip
Make sure that you stir the ingredients well in the slow cooker to ensure that the spices are evenly distributed. Also ensure that you have left room in the slow cooker for the rice to expand as it cooks.
If you try this vegan bunting biscuit recipe let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag a photo#wemadethisveganon Instagram. You can also share this recipe on social media or Pin it for later.
Source: https://wemadethisvegan.com/slow-cooker-black-beans-and-rice/
Post a Comment for "Easy Slow Cooker Rice and Canned Black Beans"