Caribbean Rice

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can green chiles, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained and halved
• 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 5 cups hot cooked rice

Instructions

1. Sauté onion and garlic in oil for 10 minutes.
2. Purée onion and garlic in a food processor or blender with chiles and salt.
3. Stir together purée, kidney beans, pineapple, almonds and rice.