Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/recipe/279361/the-best-baked-rice-and-beans/

There are many, many, other KZfaq food channels, but there's only one Chef John...

"Just because you're in the middle of a pandemic, doesn't mean you can forget about presentation." I want that on a t-shirt.

I swear, every time he mentions that unholy "freakishly small wooden spoon" I roll my eyes and say to myself "what an exaggeration"... Only to be startled by the appearance of a genuinely freakish, small wooden spoon.

As soon as I heard "certain worldwide events" I remembered why I love this guy's channel so much. Sir, you are one of the finest spices in life.

"Due to certain recent world wide events" Chef John dodging demonetization like a pro

Chef John, you are the King & Queen of my Quarantine Cuisine.

“Shouldn’t we save that foil for making hats?” I died.

“There are just so many things we can’t control right now; it feels good to work with something we can.” 😭 Chef John, always coming in clutch 💗

Future me: I remember back in 2020 when all we had was dried beans, rice, and Chef John to get us through.

You are the Charlie Sheen of your Baked Rice and Bean.

Chef John, I’ve made four of your recipes in the pst week for my family as we’ve been sheltering at home. Every single one has turned out as promised. They have brought us together and been the highlight of the day once or twice. Thank you for all you do. For your hard work and experience. And for your stress free approach to recipes that comfort the soul. Cayenne rules!

You know you're in an alternate universe when your grocery store is out of cilantro, but fully stocked with TP, lol

Of course, we all know it's not the size of the spoon, but how well you use it!

Chef knows we all have rice and beans in our pantries. You've trained us for disasters, chef! I made sure to have at least seven cans of San Marzano tomatoes in our pantry.

Everyone let's hear it for the "freakishly small wooden spoon"....

“Any beans of your choice” pulls out the jelly beans

The freakishly small spoon made my day. Need more recipes for the end of days.

Sending you lost of love during this time Chef John! I've been using this time to try out some of your harder recipes and made your french baguettes the other day; they came out fantastic! Stay safe :)

Thank you for five minutes and fifty six seconds of sanity....from locked down Spain. Please everyone, do your part.... stay home, stay healthy so we can stop people from dying.

I made this last night. It was fantastic and I'm so appreciative of it. I so often watch these videos knowing I'll never make the complicated recipes, or ones with not readily available ingredients. This to me is the perfect type of everyday recipe and I can really use more like this. It has few enough ingredients that you can remember everything without having to refer back to the recipe. It's hearty, cheap, easy and tasty, and it's stuff I normally already have and can easily find substitutes in my pantry that won't dramatically alter the outcome. It's also one of those fun recipes you can experiment with.

You are after all the Chef John of your Food Wishes .com

This recipe is perfect for quarantine! ❤️ Thank you chef John! 🙏

There really is indeed only one Chef John and in these stressful times he is a delightful sliver of sanity and brilliant humor! So, Chef John, don’t know if you read these comments but thank you so, so much for not only the culinary education but for the laughs as well. You are THE best and a gift to the planet! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

I will never get tired of hearing "Salza" with a z. It just warms my heart.

We can use butter if we like, but can we use a regular sized wooden spoon rather than a freakishly small one? :)

After all you are the princess grace of sheltering in place. I JUST LOST IT

Chef John, I’m sure you wont see this but I just wanted to say thank you for this recipe. Sadly I have learned that I have several dietary issues (gluten intolerance, fat intolerance and dairy intolerance... basically onset IBS) resulting in me not being able to eat like 70% of the food at my house that I stocked up on so I have been pretty miserable and not eating much. For example last night I literally had a small baked potato with just salt and pepper. No butter. No sour cream. Just salt and pepper. But this recipe helped me find something that I can make at home and enjoy eating and not be as miserable the next day. I subbed the sour cream with fresh squeezed lime juice and it was still amazing for such a simple dish. And I have plenty of leftovers! Thank you again for making my day just a little bit better during these challenging times.

Chef John, thank you so much for improving our lives with your simple recipes!

Chef John I LOVE YOU!!!! 😊 😊 I've been following you for years, I've made countless of your recipes, and after many years of being afraid to start a KZfaq channel, you finally inspired me to take the plunge! If anyone wants to drop by to show some support I would really appreciate it! You might even find a recipe or two you'll like 😉

YES, chef John!! Please do more like this♥️ also ones with no oven use.. mine broke

Thank you one thousand times! I’m looking at my pantry and freezer and trying so hard to come up with alternative choices that will feed us, be delicious and use what I have. You’re the best! Take care!

This looks incredibly delicious! It's sooo good to hear your voice and witty remarks again, Chef John. Thank you so much for sharing another great recipe with us 💕☺

This dish looked so good to me that I will be eating it in about an hour and a half. I used butter/ghee melted since there was just enough for this recipe. Thanks

I was actually making dinner thinking about this channel and as I sat down to eat it this video popped up

Oh Uncle Chef John. Please never change! Thank you!

Thank you Chef John! I always listen to you when I'm stressed out and you make my day, AGAIN, with your superbe voice and humour! Keep doing your excellent job and I hope you Enjoy!! thanks! :)

I’ll be adding a smidgy widgey of Andouille to that! Thanks!

"Shouldn't we save that foil for making hats?" Cheers, Dear Chef John, coming from Buffalo as I do, we have a somewhat tilted take on natural disasters (like 2 meters of snow). So, thanks for making me laugh out loud. again.

Chef John, this looks delicious! I’m making it this weekend! As always, your videos are not only instructional but also entertaining. Love your sense of humor.

Thank you, Chef John! I cooked this recipe tonight and it was absolutely delicious. It worked out just as well as in the video.

I'm wearing my foil hat everyplace, I find that other people keep their distance that way :-)

Looks like this will be good too wrapped in lettuce or in tortilla with lettuce. Thank you Chef!👍

And as always enjoy, while you're sheltering-in-place! LOL You make me smile every time Chef! Thanks for that and for the recipe too!

I've been looking for months for the perfect spanish style rice recipe, and this looks perfect! Thank you!

I’ve been cooking rice like this for about a year now and love the results on the rice, you could add chicken beef or chorizo to give it a twist, anyway enjoy your videos chef John as always Enjoy!;)

The only thing standing between simple ingredients and a masterpiece is the technique. Wonderful work chef John!

Thank you so much for what you are doing John. It creates a bit of stability and normalcy for those of us that follow you, I am in Australia, and we are also sheltering in place at home. The country has shut down. You are helping a lot of people. Please stay very very safe. We care about you, and we need your bouncy happy voice.

Chef John I have tried many of your recipes. Never have I regretted the outcome. They all seem to be right on my man. You rock.

Thank you Chef John for making a global pandemic bearable and even appetizing!

This actually made me smile on this more then glomy day ☺💕

I have never heard of you apparently a lot of people have! I just watched your rice and beans recipe and I absolutely love it! I'm going to make that! I love your lightheartedness! You made me smile!!

I made this! Or I used this technique. Dropped the rice to 2 cups, upped the stock to 3 cups, bulked it out with toasted walnuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, sautéed leeks, onion, mushrooms and garlic as well as a tin of sweet corn for a complete meal. Topped with crumbled feta cheese. It was so delicious and made at least 8 portions. Rice separated out beautifully and the cumin and chilli was not overpowering. Thanks for a delicious, super easy technique Chef John!

OHHH. yess. I make this at home, the only thing I add is homemade "sofrito" where I get half a white onion, half a green pepper and half a bunch of cilatro until it makes a paste and add about 2-4 tbsp of that to the wet mixture. And if you top the final product w/ a fried egg. OMG YUM. yes. I'm hungry now. lol

Quarantine bean! 👍

Yes!!!! LOVE you Cher John!!!! I can watch/hear you cook for hours😆

Thanks for this post, I love it!! Thank you Chef John for keeping us entertained!

“Those (foil hats) don’t work.” - says someone who has OBVIOUSLY been probed.... 😂😂😂

"Trust me, those don't work" *SAYS THE MAN WHO HAS NEVER WORN ONE IN HIS LIFE* *YOU CAN'T FOOL ME*

I made this for my family tonight. It was a winner! Very adaptable too, because I added tin of sweet corn kernels and 1 inch cubes of raw sweet potato, it all cooked together perfectly. Thank you Chef John!

I'm glad you're here for us chef. I really like all your recipes and videos. keep up the good work

For a Yankee, you’re a darn good cook. We really like listening and watching you. 👍🏼👍🏼

You're really making this situation a lot more bearable. Thank you, Chef John.

Oh my Goodness, thank you! It is a soul-healing recipe in this period

When you said "meatier", I actually thought you meant "meteor", not like in one of the big rocks that hits the earth, but rather as in "meteorism" (beans and all).

Made this on Friday, sooo good. Love how you can mix it up in one pan and "forget" it in the oven. Used the leftovers, with the addition of ground beef, as the filling for my oven-baked burritos. Fantastique!

Thanks for the timely post, Chef John. I happen to have a crap ton of basmati rice that I bought long before this situation, and I always keep lots of canned beans in stock. Can't wait to try some of this.

I have made this recipe several times and it's delicious ! So easy to make and tasty, looks like you've taken hours to do but not ! Thank you sooo much Chef John !

John didn't learn to cook like this back home in Shortsville, believe me.

I bought a freakishly small wooden spoon and I have named it 'N-Joy'...

Thanks, a great recipe! I haven´t been to the grocery store for while so I did not have all the ingredients but the result was delicious even so. I used porridge rice, mixed some miso and soy sauce in water instead of broth, added sauteed onions and garlic (used LOTS of oil) and plain tomato puree (instead of salsa). Was really good!

In short - Chef John you are the best ,most enjoyable and knowledgeable cook/chef ever! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing wonderful ,comforting and delicious foods with us 💜

It's tough times, I know we've all *bean* there, and we will push on through! Luckily Chef John is on a casse-ROLL!

just put this in the oven now! I can't believe I didn't have salsa though. Can of diced tomato one bell pepper and some green onion

Thank you my favorite chef. You’re a true gift

Chef John your commentary is as great as your recipes. The cheerful spirit is downright contagious and its a good thing to be infected by given the circumstances. Thank you very much.

Chef John, how do you think this would be with brown rice? Could you possibly give some advice on altering liquid amount/cook time to make it work? Thanks!

This reminds me of Arroz junto con Habichuela... a very well known dish from Puerto Rico :D

I cannot stress this enough, i love your channel. Thank you, stay safe. Hope to cook with you one day.

During this period, you bring smile on everyone's face😍 absolutely amazing and God bless you chef John 🙏

Chef John is the Quentin Tarantino of surviving the quarantine-o.

Question, instead of wrapping in foil, could I use the foil for a hat and cook this in my porcelain cast iron dutch oven with the lid on? (Or save the HD foil for my barbecue smoker?)

Thanks for keeping these coming, Chef John. We need all the normalcy we can get right now! Be well!

This is the kind of video I need right now. Good balance of topical awareness with lighthearted mirth

Don't lie, this is just the baked fried rice recipe with beans and salsa.

Throw in a ham hock and you get something akin to Hoppin John

Chef John how I love your puns, I appreciate them even more, stay safe.

I was planning on making a rice casserole tonight. I cannot wait to use this method. Thanks so much Chef John! ❤️

Dang chef, you’re the mean joe green of those quarantine beans.

When I did my apocalypse shopping, all that was left on the shelves was brown rice. I know brown rice takes a lot longer to cook and needs more water. Any advice on how to use it in this recipe.

Comfort food for such a time as this. Thank you chef John.🌸

Made this today, Delicious & perfect ! Baked is the way to go!! Thank you Chef John!

Nothing says embrace the toilet paper shortage like beans for dinner.

How do you call this "a lot of Cayenne"? It's way less Cayenne than rice!

Thank you, Chef John, We love you and hope you are staying safe, healthy, and fully stocked.

Thank you chef John, this turned out really well. My tip would be, once fluffed, mix in some sweet corn and shredded cheese, then cover with more cheese and put back into the oven for a quickie. Once it comes out, serve with creme fraische. The soft crispyness of the corn is a really good complement to the bean texture.

Wouldn’t you wanna rinse your rice in a mesh strainer before starting the process?

I totally missed the part where the bacon comes in.

Wonderful! More like this, please and thank you.

Thank you for your videos and humor. This video truly brightened my day.