Makes 4-6 servings
Ideal slow cooker size: 3 quart
Cooking time: 3 hours
1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk (full fat is best)
1 cup brown rice
1 tsp minced garlic
1 (14 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1/3 cup boiling water
1 lime, juiced
Green onion, for garnish (optional)
1. Shake up the can of coconut milk and then open it and pour it in the slow cooker. You may need to use a spatula to get it all out.
2. Add the rice, garlic, beans, salt, sugar, coconut oil and boiling water to the slow cooker. Stir a bit.
3. Cover and cook on HIGH for about 3 hours, or until rice is tender.
4. Squeeze fresh lime juice into the rice and gently stir. Scoop onto serving plates and garnish with green onion, if desired.
Recipe inspired by Wishful Chef
P.S. Want some more ideas for crockpot side dishes? Try these 3 (click on the picture to get the recipe).
We love this recipe! Any chance there is a pressure cooker version?
No but I need to make one! I will soon!
I don’t have coconut oil. Any ideas for substitution? Thank you
You can just use regular oil. Won’t be as coconutty but that’s okay.
Thank you!
Wondering about fat content etc.? Love this recipe❤️
Jane, I'm not sure! I like to use this site http://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php to anaylize recipes. You can easily plug it in there to find out 🙂
4 hours on high heat and my rice are still not tender even though theyve absorbed all of the liquid =(
Wah! I wonder what went wrong?
Would the doubled recipe cook in the same time frame do you think?
yep!
I'd like to make this while I'm at work. Could I cook it on low for 6+ hours?
Hmmm, I'm not sure it would turn out super good. Rice gets mushy sometimes. You could definitely give it a try and see how it works out. Do you have a slow cooker with a timer?
Looking to make this for a church picnic. Do you think I could just double everything to make a bigger batch? (I don't cook in the crockpot very often.)
Yes! I think that would work great.
Sounds yummy! Do you know if you could throw some chicken breasts in it and make it a complete meal? I assume you'd cook it longer? Would you need to add any moisture to it?
I'd put the chicken in the bottom of the crock and then follow the directions above. If the chicken is thawed 3 hours on high should be sufficient cook time for it! I bet that will be really yummy 🙂
Open book. Although you can usually read me just by my facial expressions. Definitely going to try this one out!
Yummy!!! Right up my alley and I will be making this! Thanks!
I'm pretty much an open book, far too open actually! Love the sound of this recipe.
TOTAL open book here, so I'll start by declaring….I love coconut milk! Great idea to cook it with rice. Yum!