Moros con Cristianos (Cuban Beans and Rice). It's really easy, affordable and nutritious, and one batch for a single person can last for days.
You can steam the rice until it's barely soft, and boil the beans (with onion and just a pinch of oil) on the rice cooker, then gently stir fry minced onion, garlic and bell pepper, and any amount of spices you want. Add drained beans, gently stir with the sofrito, then add the rice, mix, and then add some of the bean stock and leave it be until it's no longer soupy. You can add mushrooms for some umami.
Moros con Cristianos (Cuban Beans and Rice). It's really easy, affordable and nutritious, and one batch for a single person can last for days.
You can steam the rice until it's barely soft, and boil the beans (with onion and just a pinch of oil) on the rice cooker, then gently stir fry minced onion, garlic and bell pepper, and any amount of spices you want. Add drained beans, gently stir with the sofrito, then add the rice, mix, and then add some of the bean stock and leave it be until it's no longer soupy. You can add mushrooms for some umami.
Save the bean stock for soup.