Name: Meatless Rice and Bean Casserole
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Water - 4 cups; Uncooked brown rice - 1 ½ cups; Beef base (such as Better than Bouillon®) - 1 tablespoon; Cooking spray (such as Pam®) - 1 tablespoon; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Zucchini, quartered and sliced - 4 small; Sweet yellow onion, diced - ¼ medium; Garlic, minced - 3 large cloves; Baby portobello mushrooms, stemmed and roughly chopped - 6 small; Black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can; Ripe tomatoes, chopped - 4 medium; Cheese, cheddar - 2 cups; Garlic salt - 2 teaspoons; Italian seasoning - 1 teaspoon; Dried basil - 1 teaspoon; Ground paprika - 1 teaspoon

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Meatless Rice and Bean Casserole

1. Water - 4 cups

2. Uncooked brown rice - 1 ½ cups

3. Beef base (such as Better than Bouillon®) - 1 tablespoon

4. Cooking spray (such as Pam®) - 1 tablespoon

5. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

6. Zucchini, quartered and sliced - 4 small

7. Sweet yellow onion, diced - ¼ medium

8. Garlic, minced - 3 large cloves

9. Baby portobello mushrooms, stemmed and roughly chopped - 6 small

10. Black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15 ounce) can

11. Ripe tomatoes, chopped - 4 medium

12. Cheese, cheddar - 2 cups

13. Garlic salt - 2 teaspoons

14. Italian seasoning - 1 teaspoon

15. Dried basil - 1 teaspoon

16. Ground paprika - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Meatless Rice and Bean Casserole

1. Stage

Combine water, rice, and beef base in a rice cooker. Seal and select setting according to manufacturer's instructions; cook until tender, about 45 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

3. Stage

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in rice, black beans, tomatoes, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, basil, and paprika. Spoon into the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining Cheddar.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through, about 20 minutes.