Comments on: Easy 20-Minute Black Beans and Rice

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:43:10 +0000

In reply to Linda A..

I’m happy to help with this! First I’ll say – the amount of sodium in this recipe is largely driven by the canned beans you use. It would be incredibly easy to reduce the sodium by choosing low sodium or no sodium canned beans, and/or by reducing or omitting the added salt in the rice. You can leave all salt out if you want and just add salt when serving – this is a really good way to reduce salt intake, as salt added directly to food before eating ends up tasting more potent (a great trick!). The lime juice will also help here – citrus does a similar thing to salt in that it brings out the flavors of the ingredients, so adding an extra squeeze of lime or lemon to recipes can also help with salt reduction.

That said, the nutrition information I post in my recipes is calculated by an API that keeps a catalogue of ingredients and uses the nutrition information for those ingredients it has available. There wasn’t even an option for low sodium canned beans when I calculated this one. It’s a best estimate but with almost any recipe you make, the result will be contingent on the ingredients you use and choices you make to season a lot or a little.

Hope that helps!

By: Linda A.

Linda A. — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:53:25 +0000

Unfortunately, WAY TOO MUCH sodium!!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:36:29 +0000

In reply to Mark.

So glad you liked it!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:52:05 +0000

Very Nice. Easy and Cheap! Really like the lime Flavor.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:56:50 +0000

In reply to William Vetleson.

Love the idea of adding pickled jalapeños and some brine, thanks for sharing!

By: William Vetleson

William Vetleson — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:03:13 +0000

Added pickled jalapeños with two tablespoons of brine worked great as it needed a little acid with salt

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:29:52 +0000

In reply to Julie.

So glad you liked it!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:48:16 +0000

In reply to Lisa Vaccarielli.

So glad you liked it! Love all your additions to this, it really is a great base recipe that’s fun to experiment with and add your own flavor to!

By: Lisa Vaccarielli

Lisa Vaccarielli — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:20:18 +0000

this rice is great! i even add peppers tomatos , corn. what ever you like. My other half can eat this every day! he wants me to make a trippel batch lol.
thank you for somthing so easy to make. I also just use lime juice if i dont have a lime. oh yeah and diffentlly add minced garlic

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:35:03 +0000

Perfect quick lunch

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:10:41 +0000

In reply to make your cookbook.

So glad you liked it!

By: make your cookbook

make your cookbook — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:34:56 +0000

Such a quick and tasty recipe! Love how easy it is to make and how flavorful it turns out. Perfect for a busy day and super affordable. I’ll be making this again soon!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:01:33 +0000

In reply to Lucy T.

So glad you liked it!

By: Lucy T

Lucy T — Mon, 20 May 2024 20:25:19 +0000

Very tasty but a little heavy on the lime for me. I added fresh onion, chopped tomatoes, shredded Colby jack, and some Mrs Renfro’s green salsa. A little crema would have been good but I was out. Thanks for the quick recipe . 😊

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Sat, 18 May 2024 19:00:27 +0000

In reply to Robin.

So glad you liked it!

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 15 May 2024 22:20:50 +0000

Thank you for the recipe . Easy to follow and great notes . Also tastes delicious !

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:15:10 +0000

In reply to Aisha.

So glad you liked it!

By: Aisha

Aisha — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 08:11:50 +0000

Simple but delicious! Followed the recipe exactly as written and really enjoyed. Quick and easy to make too, highly recommend!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:48:39 +0000

In reply to Ellie.

So glad you liked it!

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:20:57 +0000

This is a great recipe! So easy to use as a base for a burrito bowl or similar, or can just be eaten as is for a simple meal. I added some coconut cream to the black beans which was delicious.

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 14:00:47 +0000

In reply to Melissa F.

So glad you liked it!

By: Melissa F

Melissa F — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:51:17 +0000

In reply to Emily.

Solid recipe, with good directions and substitution suggestions.
Turned out Yummy!
I added more veggies as well.
Mashing some of the beans is key!

By: Elizabeth Lindemann

Elizabeth Lindemann — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:27:14 +0000

In reply to Emily.

So glad you liked it! It’s amazing what a little lime juice can do, right?!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:54:51 +0000

This was perfectly delicious!! Adding the lime to both the rice and beans made it out of this world!