Sample recipe · Mexican-inspired
Mild black bean rice bowls
Rice, black beans, sweetcorn and avocado in a mild dinner bowl. Follow the full recipe and give children a simple way to help at the table.
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- Prep
- 12 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2 adult portions

Ingredients ready, one step at a time, with timers when you need them.
How to make it
- 1
Cook rice in water following its packet instructions. Drain and rinse canned black beans.
- 2
Dice tomato. Heat oil in a pan and cook tomato for 4 minutes, then add black beans, sweetcorn and 3 tablespoons water. Cover and simmer for 6–8 minutes.
- 3
An adult halves the avocado, removes the stone and slices the flesh. Serve the beans over rice with avocado added at the table.
A Little Plate original recipe draft. Ingredient quantities and instructions have been reviewed; kitchen testing is not yet complete.

