Baked Rice and Beans with Ground Pork

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Ingredients:
3 bell peppers – sliced3 stalks of celery - sliced1 jalapeño - sliced1 onion – sliced5 cloves of garlic 28 oz. can of beans – drained (whatever beans you like)28 oz. can - crushed tomatoes½ cup of chicken broth8 oz. of Monterey Jack cheese – gratedDashes of ground cuminDashes of saltDashes of ground black pepperDashes of garlic powderDashes of red pepper flakesGrated Romano cheeseDrizzle of olive oil
Heat a griddle and place the sliced bell peppers and thejalapeño.  Drizzle with olive oil andseason with a dash of salt and pepper.
Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil.  Place the sliced onions and celery to to thepan and sauté.
Add the ground pork to the frying pan and sauté.  Add the crushed tomatoes, the chicken
Season the sauce with the ground cumin, salt, black pepper,garlic powder and red pepper flakes.
Grate the Monterey Jack cheese.

For the Food Processor:
1 lb. of boneless pork loin - cubed½ lb. of baconHealthy handful of Italian parsleyHandful of fresh basil
Combine the pork, bacon, Italian parsley, garlic and basilin a food processor and give a few good chops.

For the Rice:
2 ½ cups of uncooked riceDash of cinnamonDash of turmericDash of curry
Prepare the rice as directed with the dashes of spices addedto the water.
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
Drizzle a large baking pan with olive oil.  Line the bottom of the pan with the cooked rice.  Top with the sauce, grilled peppers, drainedbeans, grated Monterey cheese.  Place the rest of the rice on top and topwith more sauce and more grated cheese. 
Bake 40-45 minutes.
This really is a fun and delicious meal for a Saturdaynight.   Serve with a nice salad and youare set.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherinexo