{"id":10545,"date":"2010-08-18T12:18:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T16:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:06:51","slug":"hawaiian-rice-and-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/hawaiian-rice-and-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Say 'Aloha' to Hawaiian Beans and Rice Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I published Tasty Twists on the Classic Complete-Protein Meal: Rice and Beans 5 Ways<\/a> earlier this summer, I let you in on my biggest weekday-dinner secret.<\/p>\n

With just one core 5-ingredient recipe and a couple of spices, you get to parade around your kitchen like an international epicurean, all the while eating like an athlete.<\/p>\n

\"HawaiianThe response to those five quick, easy, and cheap meals was wonderful—you loved that they were quick, easy and cheap.  And I was totally touched when months later, lots of you wrote in after the Vegan Starbucks Petite Lentil Scones<\/a> post to tell me that the beans and rice variations are still part of your regular meal rotation.<\/p>\n

So today I’m back (dare I say by popular demand?) with another flavorful complete protein recipe, this one perhaps the most exciting of all: Hawaiian beans and rice.<\/p>\n

Everyday Flavors To Make You Say Mahalo<\/h3>\n

Luckily for me, beans and rice is not a static concept—the meal is constantly changing, based on where in the world you are, what season is here, and even what’s leftover in the fridge.<\/p>\n

The idea for the 5-ingredient Hawaiian variation starts with island-drenched color: magenta cabbage, golden pineapple, lush-green spinach, and shiny black beans.  Okay, so maybe I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I’ve definitely had Hawaiian pizza before.  And just like it does in my Homemade Vegan Bacon<\/a>, the smoked paprika in this recipe does a nice job of evoking the flavors of smoked ham.<\/p>\n

A quick pan-fry with the pineapple rings gets all that luau<\/em> flavor without the fuss of firing up the grill.  And if you want the whole tropical experience, be sure to try the variation with toasted coconut folded into the rice.  It’s divine!<\/p>\n

I hope that just as many of you who tried the other beans and rice recipes<\/a> give this one a whirl too.  When you do, be sure to let me know what you think!<\/p>\n

Basic Beans and Rice Recipe<\/h2>\n

Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n