Middle Eastern Rice With Black Beans And Chickpeas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• 1 bunch chopped fresh parsley (optional)
• 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional)
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 stir in garlic, and cook 1 minute. stir in rice, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne pepper. cook and stir 5 minutes, then pour in chicken stock. bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 cook the ground turkey in a skillet over medium heat until evenly brown.
• 4 gently mix cooked turkey, garbanzo beans, black beans, cilantro, parsley, and pine nuts into the cooked rice.
• 5 season with salt and pepper, to taste.