Velveeta Easy Red
Beans & Rice (adapted from Kraft Recipes, Servings:
5-6, Total Time: 30 minutes)
Ingredients
· 1 package Morningstar Farms Sausage Links,
thawed, sliced
· 1 can (15-1/2 oz.) kidney beans,
drained, rinsed
· 1 can (15-1/2 oz.) Diced Tomatoes &
Green Chilies, undrained
· 2 tsp. chili powder
· 2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked
· 6 oz. VELVEETA® 2%, cut up
Directions
1. Cook sausage in large nonstick skillet on
medium-high heat 5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
2. Add beans, tomatoes and chili powder; mix
well.
3. Stir in 2 cups water. Bring to boil.
4. Stir in rice and VELVEETA; cover. Reduce heat
to low; simmer 15 minutes or until water is almost absorbed. Stir until
VELVEETA is completely melted.
A simple dish that
provides a lot on flavor. This is not spicy, so my husband likes it, but
has a nice Mexican flavor from the green chilies and chili powder. The
beans cook through during the process, they are still firm, but not overly
hard. The recipe above doubles the cooking time for the rice because I
have found that the original recipe’s time (5-7 minutes) gets nowhere close to
absorbing the liquid or cooking the rice. The Velveeta adds a creaminess
to the dish, but you could also use Taco or Mexican shredded cheese. A
tasty dish that I will make again and again.
