Spanish Rice and Beans

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/2 cup red wine or olive oil	2 med. onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, pressed	2 cups brown rice (uncooked)
4 cups water	1 green pepper, chopped
32 oz tomatoes, chopped	1 T chili powder
1 t marjoram leaves	1 t salt
3/4 t cayenne pepper	2 cups beans (black or pinto)
cilantro (optional)

Directions

Sauté onions and garlic in wine or olive oil. Add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Let cook for 45 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro if desired.

Notes

This recipe is derived from one in Sonja and William Conner's The New American Diet System (pp. 328).