Another cold weather recipe!  This one-pot wonder is easy to throw together at the end of the day with whatever you have and like.  The spicier you make it the more it warms you up!

• 1 chicken breast, and/or ham, chorizo or any meat, diced (or nomeat for a veggie meal)
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 green capsicum, diced
• 1 mildly hot pepper (eg jalapeno), seeded and diced
• 1 cup uncooked white or brown rice
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 can diced tomato
• Seasonings added to taste:
• cumin, cayenne, chilli powder,
  red pepper flakes, hot sauce,
       salt, pepper
• 2 cans of black beans or other beans, drained

Mix all ingredients together, except beans in a large skillet or small stock pan.  Cover and bring to a boil then reduce heat and cook until rice is done.  Add beans and heat through.

I like to add lime juice and fresh coriander at the end of cooking for a bit of a lift.  It could be served with sour cream to cool the heat.