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July 15, 2021March 18, 2022

35+ Cheap & Easy Beans and Rice Recipes

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Beans and Rice Meals

Are you looking for cheap and easy meal ideas? Whether you are trying to make dinner on a budget or looking for dinner inspiration discover 35+ beans and rice recipes below you can use as a side dish or main dish meal.

Living Frugally Beans & Rice

If you are running a tight budget and searching for frugal meal ideas rice and bean recipes can help you get dinner, lunch or breakfast on the table and under budget.

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Dave Ramsey Beans and Rice

Financial mentor Dave Ramsey suggests beans and rice meals to those trying to reduce their debt. Learn more about the money saving Dave Ramsey Baby Steps.

Types Of Beans

Black Beans

Pinto Beans

Kidney Beans

Garbanzo Beans

Refried Beans

Lentils

Types Of Rice

White Rice

Jasmine Rice

Basmati Rice

Brown Rice

Multigrain Rice

How To Make Beans and Rice

Both beans and rice can be cooked in a variety of ways. We cook rice in our Instant Pot. 1 cup of rice to 1 cup of water for 4 minutes and a ten minute release and it comes out perfect every time. Rice and beans can be cooked on the stove. In the microwave, in a slow cooker and even in a skillet.

One Pot Rice and Beans

One pot meals are an amazing time saver and with one pot their is less to clean up. Sheet pan meal ideas are the same – great meals, less clean up.

What To Eat With Beans & Rice

Beans and rice meals can be served on their own or as a side to sausage, chicken or shrimp. In reality rice or beans can be the perfect side dish to any meal.

Beans and Rice Side Dish

If you are looking for a great one pot beans and rice dish Spanish Rice & Beans from Dishing Out Health is amazing. You could serve this as a main dish or use as a side either way this dish is great.

Lentil & Rice Recipes

Lentils are a small round legume used in vegetarian cooking. Lentil recipes are extremely budget friendly and high in both fiber and protein.

Mujadara – Contentedness Cooking

Instant Pot Southwest Lentils & Rice – Marsha Eileen

Brown Lentil & Mushroom Rice – The Healthy Foodie

Beans and Rice Cooking Supplies

Instant Pot

Rice Cooker

Pots & Pans Set

Cheap & Easy Beans and Rice Meals

Rice and bean meals are super easy to make and cheap on the pocket book. Plus they are great time saver weekday dinner meals. Below you will find over a months work of rice and bean recipes you can include in your monthly meal plan.

Beans & Rice Recipes Healthy

Black Bean, Coconut Rice Salad – Art & The Kitchen

Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Beans – Cooktoria

Louisiana Red Beans & Rice – Diethood

Gallo Pinto – Evolving Table

Wild Rice With Garbanzo Beans – Famed Recipes

Beans & Rice Recipes Crockpot

Crockpot Red Beans & Rice – Gimme Some Oven

Easy Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans – The Full Helping

Slow Cooker Black Bean & Rice Soup – Kalyn’s Kitchen

Slow Cooker Baked Beans – The Kitchn

Slow Cooker Black Bean Burritos – Vegan In The Freezer

Beans & Rice Recipes Instant Pot

Creamy White Beans with Kale & Wild Rice – Rainbow Plant Life

Easy Instant Pot Burrito Bowl – Eating Instantly

Instant Pot Red Beans & Rice Stew – SkinnyMs

Instant Pot Brazilian Beans – Tidy Mo

Instant Pot Jamaican Rice – Eat With Your Eyes

Beans & Rice Recipes Skillet

30 Minute Black Bean, Corn & Rice Skillet – Lord Byron’s Kitchen

Skillet Dirty Rice – Mom’s Dinner

Cilantro Lime Black Bean Shrimp and Rice Skillet – Julia’s Album

Spicy Mexican Skillet – The Girl Who Ate Everything

Cheesy Zucchini, Black Bean and Rice Skillet – Ashcroft Family Table

Beans & Rice Recipes Vegetarian

Vegetarian Burrito Bowls – More Than Meat & Potatoes

Vegetarian Feijoada – Bacon Is Magic

Moroccan Inspired Casserole – Bear Plate

Vegan Red Beans & Rice – Eating With Clarity

Vegan Jambalaya – Vegan Heavan

Beans & Rice Recipes Mexican

Spanish Rice & Beans – Dishing Out Health

Instant Pot Mexican Rice – 31 Daily

Enchilada Rice – Simple Veganista

Chicken Taco Bowl – Tastes Better From Scratch

Mexican Rice Casserole – Build Your Bite

Beans & Rice Recipes Budget

Vegan Red Beans & Rice – Midwest Foodie

Easy Mixed Rice & Beans – Briana Thomas

Spanish Rice & Beans – Jar of Lemons

Roasted Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Lime Rice Bowls – This Wife Cooks

Red Beans & Rice – African Bites

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