food

Not a sauce, but I've got a spice blend I fry up canned black beans (with bonus vegetables!) in. It requires a pan, a knife, and the willingness to do a couple minutes of prep beyond just heating up rice and adding sauce. But it's good!

1. Heat up a pan / skillet with some high smoke point neutral-flavored oil (canola and avocado are my preferences), and fry a small diced onion for 4 or 5 minutes. Pick whatever onion you like the best. I like yellow because they are cheap.
2. Add a large diced up stalk of celery to the pan. Continue frying for 2 minutes.
3. Add your can of drained black beans, along with a heaping tablespoon of this spice mix. Or two tablespoons. I'm not your dad. Do what you think tastes good:

• 4 parts dried oregano
• 2 parts dried cumin
• 2 parts dried parsley
• 1 part garlic powder
• 1 part red pepper flakes

4. Add 3 cups of cooked rice (which is about what 1 cup of uncooked rice turns into), and mix it all up and heat it all up.

It makes about three or four meals' worth. It stores well in the fridge, and freezes well if you want to be one of those meal prep cultists.