5 from 12 votes
Jamaican Rice and Beans Recipe
Jamaican Rice and Beans features long grain rice cooked with coconut milk, chicken stock, diced ham, garlic, and fresh thyme, then finished with red kidney beans. The dish combines creamy, lightly spiced rice with tender beans and a hint of heat from scotch bonnet pepper, creating a savory and mildly aromatic side or main dish with Caribbean roots.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
429 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine:
American, Mexican, Caribbean
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
- ½ sweet onion peeled, small diced
- 2 garlic finely minced cloves
- 1 cup ham small diced
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper
- 1 ½ cups long grain rice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 6 thyme sprigs, fresh
- 15 ounce dark red kidney beans canned, drained and rinsed
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium-size sauce pot add in the butter and cook the onions and garlic over medium-low heat until very lightly browned.
- Stir in the ham and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add in the rice, coconut milk, chicken stock, and fresh thyme and mix until combined and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Next, turn the heat down to low and add a lid to the pot and cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked.
- Using a fork mix around the rice to break up any big chunks and then gently stir in the beans, salt, and pepper until combined, and serve.
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Notes
- Make ahead by preparing up to one day in advance and reheat before serving.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to four days; freezing is not recommended.
- Reheat gently on the stove with added water or in the microwave until hot.
Nutrition Information
Calories
429kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
58g
(19%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
331mg
(14%)
Potassium
559mg
(12%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
122IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 429
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 429kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 331mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 559mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 122IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.