The simplest recipe for making Jamaican rice and peas in a rice cooker. With rich flavors mimicking a traditional Jamaican rice and peas recipe, but foolproof for those of you who struggle with a soggy rice and peas.

This vegetarian rice and peas dish goes well with other Caribbean side dishes and is a classic accompaniment to jerk chicken.

You’ll Need…

3 cups (rice cooker sized cup) brown par-boiled rice
1 cup coconut milk
1 scallion
1 tablespoon thyme (fresh)
1 cup red beans (from a can)
1/4 habanero or scotch bonnet pepper (diced)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon allspice
*water according to your rice cooker directions for cooking brown rice
* treat the one cup of red beans as rice, so adjust your water according to the rice cooker instructions

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