Portuguese Recipe ⤍ JAG (Portuguese Rice and Beans)

This recipe has been in my family for years. It is so easy to make. I was worried my kids would not like it but both of them had second bowls!

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound linguica sausage, cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can prepared shelled beans
• 2 ½ cups water
• 2 cups uncooked white rice

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; add onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, sausage, black pepper, basil, and oregano. Saute vegetable mixture until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Stir beans into the vegetable mixture; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour water over the vegetable mixture; add rice and stir. Place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender and the moisture completely absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories561.7
• carbohydrateContent45.1 g
• cholesterolContent80.4 mg
• fatContent33.7 g
• fiberContent3.5 g
• proteinContent18.6 g
• saturatedFatContent15.6 g
• sodiumContent972.9 mg
• sugarContent2.2 g