Rice and peas

Name: Rice and peas
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 300 g rice (dry); 400 g kidney beans, canned; 400 ml coconut milk, canned; 200 ml tap water; 2 medium spring onions; 2 cloves garlic; 1 Tsp thyme; 0.5 Tsp allspice; 1 small chilli peppers, red hot; 1 Tsp salt

Caribbean rice cooked with kidney beans, coconut milk and thyme.

40 minto make
6portions
Easyto cook
Vegandiet

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A low footprint

0.26 kg CO₂e a portion, or 1.19 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A medium nutrition rating

437 kcal and 10.7 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 6 portions

300 g rice (dry)
400 g kidney beans, canned
400 ml coconut milk, canned
200 ml tap water
2 medium spring onions
2 cloves garlic
1 Tsp thyme
0.5 Tsp allspice
1 small chilli peppers, red hot
1 Tsp salt

Method

Put everything except the rice in a pan (the chilli whole) and bring to the boil.
Stir in the rice, cover and cook on a low heat for 20–25 minutes, until the liquid is absorbed.
Take out the chilli and fluff up the rice.

Nutrition

	A portion (222 g)	100 g
Energy	437 kcal	197 kcal
Protein	10.7 g	4.8 g
Carbohydrate	58.6 g	26.4 g
of which sugars	2.2 g	1 g
Fat	18.6 g	8.4 g
of which saturates	12.9 g	5.8 g
Fibre	6.4 g	2.9 g
Salt	1.4 g	0.6 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	0.26 kg	1.19 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	2.51 g	11.3 g
Land use for a year	0.17 m²	0.78 m²
Water use	4,043 l	18,215 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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