Ingredients
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1 cup long grain rice, cooked according to package directions
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, finely chopped
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1 lb green beans, trimmed and cut in half
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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4 large tomatoes, chopped or 28 ounces canned chopped tomatoes, drained
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/2 teaspoon sugar
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1/4 cup parsley
Instructions
- Begin cooking rice.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute onions about 5 minutes.
- Add green beans and saute about 8-10 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, allspice and sugar and bring to boil. At this point if you feel the mixture is too dry you can add up to 1/4 cup of water.
- Cover and cook 15-20 minutes.
- Serve over warm rice with parsley sprinkled on top if desired.