Make 4 cups of instant rice according to directions. Add undrained pinto beans, cheese, pepper, and seasoned salt. Stir and cook on low until the cheese is melted.
So good. Serve as a side dish. I like it with Tacos. Yummy and easy!
By dwedenoja from New Creek, WV
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Does anyone have a recipe for the Cape Verdean dish JAG or Jagacida?
BEV from New Bedford, MA
Jagacida (Jag) - Beans and Rice from Cape Verde
This makes a huge batch and we often served it reheated with more onions, linguica and fried eggs for breakfast the next day. Traditionally, it is made with kidney or lima beans
1. Cut up onions in a 2 quart pan and simmer until golden brown in oil.
2. Add 6 cups of water to onions, paprika, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper totaste.
3. Bring to a boil and add 3 cups of rice. Lower heat, add beans (), cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is cooked.
4. Turn off stove and let stand.
JAG (JAGACIDA)
INGREDIENTS:
1 medium onion 3 cups of rice 1 1 5 oz. can of beans (lima or kidney) salt, pepper and paprika 2 bay leaves frsh parsley 4 tablespoons of oil
DIRECTIONS: Cut up onions in a 2 qt. pan and simmer until golden brown in oil (of choice). Add 6 cups of water to onions and season (to taste) with salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaves and parsley. Bring to a boil and add 3 cups of rice. Lower heat, add beans (of choice), cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is cooked. Turn off stove and let stand.
Serve with chicken, linguica or other meats.