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Pinto beans and chili lime rice topped with avocado and tomatoes served on a white plate placed on a brown wooden table
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Pinto Beans with Chili Lime Rice

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Sides
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 298kcal
Author: Nathaniel Lee

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 6 sprigs cilantro
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/2 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can pinto beans
  • 1 avocado

Instructions

Chili Lime Rice

  • Wash 1 cup rice
  • Add 2 cups water
  • Mince garlic
  • Cut pepper
  • Add garlic butter and pepper into rice
  • Bring to a boil and cover
  • Simmer for 20 min
  • Zest and juice lime
  • Fluff rice
  • Add cilantro, lime juice, and zest to rice and mix together

Pinto Beans

  • Cut 1/2 onion
  • Place in pan and saute with oil or butter
  • Pour bean juice into onions in pan
  • Pour beans into pan
  • Season with cumin, garlic powder, and salt
  • Let cook in the pan for 3 minutes

Plating

  • Rice on bottom
  • Pinto Beans on top of rice
  • Top with avocado slices

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 396IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg