These recipes pair rice and beans with other ingredients to create a well-rounded and delicious meal.

Recipes like Bean & Veggie Taco Bowl and Vegetarian Gumbo are filling, fun and elevate a tasty duo.

Serve it in cups as a sandwich side or ladle it into bowls for a light meal.

Vegetarian Gumbo

Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

Caribbean Bowls

This tropical dish is made complete with Jamaican Jerk Seasoning.

Pork, rice, and beans combine with pineapple and red onion in a delicious honey-lime vinaigrette.

It’s chock-full of butternut squash, tomatoes, poblano peppers and okra, to name just a few.

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This vegetarian gumbo is a quick dinner packed with flavor and spice that’s done in only 30 minutes.

To make it a meal, serve it with cornbread drizzled with olive oil.

(Recipe adapted from Zooba Restaurant.)

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Serve with your favorite toppings–we like sour cream, salsa and hot sauce.

For a variation, swap the brown rice for a grain medley.

Source: Everyday Slow Cooker

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Caribbean Bowls

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Rice & Bean Freezer Burritos

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