JAG (Portuguese Rice and Beans)

JAG is one of those dishes for which every Portuguese family has their own recipe, but with rice, beans, peppers, onions, and linguica, you can't go wrong.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 562 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Stir beans into the vegetable mixture; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 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.