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Skillet Black Bean Pilaf with Jalapeño and Corn

Toasted rice simmered in tomato and chile turns fluffy and lightly smoky, with creamy black beans, sweet corn, bright lime and crumbled queso fresco.

Skillet Black Bean Pilaf with Jalapeño and Corn

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 1 medium110 gYellow oniondiced
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperdiced
  • 2 whole28 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ cups280 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed and drained
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gChili powder
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1¾ cups400 gVegetable broth
  • 2 cups340 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup136 gCorn kernels, frozenno need to thaw
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • 1 cup chopped16 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • ½ cup crumbled60 gQueso frescocrumbled

Steps

  1. Prepare first: dice the onion and green bell pepper, mince the jalapeño and garlic, rinse and drain the rice, chop the cilantro and crumble the queso fresco.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large lidded skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, green bell pepper and jalapeño and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the garlic, cumin and chili powder and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  4. Add the rice and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the grains look glossy and lightly toasted.
  5. Pour in the canned tomatoes with their juice and the vegetable broth, add the salt, and bring to a boil.
  6. Scatter the black beans and the frozen corn kernels over the top without stirring, cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 18 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
  7. Take the skillet off the heat and let it stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
  8. Drizzle with the lime juice and fluff gently with a fork, folding the black beans and corn kernels through the rice.
  9. Serve topped with the cilantro and queso fresco.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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