The key is making good black beans & rice. Read on for my recipe.
Key ingredients: 1/2 cup rice, juice of half a lime into a measuring cup with low sodium chicken broth (or your fave veggie broth) as the remainder of liquid to = 1 cup. Add a pinch of sugar to that. Cook in a rice cooker or what-have-you.
Have to say that I am still "on the rocks" about this rice cooker. The rice browns on the bottom, a problem I never had by simply using a small nonstick covered sauce pan. Maybe a rice cooker is kitchen gadgetry.
When the rice is done, fluff it with a fork and gently incorporate 1/2 can of rinsed black beans and some chopped cilantro. If you are not a fan of cilantro, try some thin sliced green onions.
Prep your peppers and onions while the rice cooks.
With a nonstick skillet, minimal oil (I used olive) is required. Heat the oil first on medium high. Add the peppers and let them sit for maybe 3 minutes before flipping.
The peppers and onions were cooked separately. I wanted to avoid overcrowding.
The only seasoning I added was some s & p to the onions once they were flipped. In the future, some chili powder and maybe some cayenne would be nice.
I put them under the panini press to melt the cheese- which, perhaps, made them more like a quesedilla.
Add some sour cream and.... Heaven!