Texas Style Beans And Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can tomato bits
2 c. boiling water
1 1/2 c. uncooked brown rice or combination of rices
2 c. cooked, drained red beans
2 chopped onions
2 minced garlic cloves
4 Tbsp. raisins
2 tsp. cumin seed (I use 1 tsp. ground cumin)
2 tsp. chili powder
shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)
1 oz. crushed corn chips (optional)

Preparation

Combine ingredients (except cheese and chips).
Bake in covered casserole in preheated oven at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Uncover and sprinkle with cheese and then corn chips.
Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes more.
(To retain whole appearance of beans, add about 30 minutes into the baking time.)