Bell Pepper With Navy Beans

Submitted by Rosanne27

"As the only vegetarian in the family, I've had to develop quick meals I can whip up, while everyone else eats their non-vegetarian meal. This is one of my all-time favorites, and is pretty substantial."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 orange bell pepper
• 1⁄2 cup canned navy beans
• 1⁄2 cup water
• nonstick cooking spray
• salt and pepper, to taste
• garlic powder, to taste
• fresh basil (dried works, too)

directions

1. Cut pepper into bite-size pieces. Usually, I cut it into strips, and then cut each strip into 3 or 4 pieces, depending on the length.
2. Spray frying pan with non-stick spray, and add pepper.
3. Add beans, and turn on medium/medium-high heat.
4. Let heat, then add seasoning. I just shake on the salt, pepper and garlic powder so that the pepper and beans have a light covering (don't want to over do it, though!). Add as much basil as desired-- I personally add up to 5 basil leaves.
5. Mix ingredients together, lightly, making sure peppers get most of the heat.
6. Add about 1/4 cup of water to the mixture, to prevent burning, and let cook for about 10-15 minutes, or until peppers are tender, adding another 1/4 cup of water about half-way through. Take off heat when any remaining water has completely evaporated-- the more you can cook it without water (without burning), the better.
7. Put mixture in bowl, and enjoy.

Reviews

[mamashakesit]

I was looking for a way to use my dozens of canned beans. This has now become one of my favorite recipes and has me wanting to learn more vegetarian dishes. I've been using fresh garlic and pumping up both that and the basil. I've also made this with kidney beans, which looks really pretty when used with a yellow bell pepper. Easy, tasty and filling! And healthy!

 

[tomandrandi]

I soaked and cooked dried beans (2/3 cup = 15oz. can), which kept the sodium content way down (a concern). That's probably why we found them a bit bland. If I make this again I'll improvise more complex seasonings. The canned beans version's virtue is that it's really quick. Like Chef #1039982, I used a red bell pepper. All bell peppers are mostly the same with the color indicating its ripeness and sweetness (the redder the sweeter). They're all good.

 

[diancook]

When I first saw this recipe, I thought it sounded really bad, but was needing a side dish for dinner and decided to try it since I had all the ingredients. Wow was I impressed. It was really good!!! I am keeping this recipe close. May even try it on my grown kids for Sunday dinner.

 

[myjjboys]

It was pretty tasty. I used a red bell pepper instead of orange. I added ham. My boys who are picky eater loved it.