Delicious! -- Balsamic Tomatoes, Beans, and Rice

My friend Melanie loves cooking and baking so I know if she posts a recipe on her blog, it must be good! I was looking for something to make for dinner so I was checking out her recipe blog when I came across the recipe below. Melanie pulled it from Kraft foods. It was seriously so easy and so delicious!! I used the suggestion for balsamic vinegar and EVOO in place of the Red Wine Vinaigrette because I already had the ingredients on hand. I left out the parmesan cheese as the mozzerella was plenty. I also used Kashi Original microwaveable rice packet instead of Brown rice. I'm a huge fan of Kashi and it was delicious.

This is the perfect meal when you need something quick and it's pretty nutricious too! Enjoy! :)

Balsamic Tomatoes, Beans, and Rice

1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained

1 can (19 oz.) cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (Melanie substituted black beans, but I used Cannellini. I'm sure any sort of bean like this would work fine.)

1/4 cup KRAFT Light Red Wine Vinaigrette Dressing

OR combine balsamic vinegar with extra virgin olive oil (approx 2:1 ratio)

2 tsp. each dried thyme leaves (I used ground thyme instead) and minced garlic

1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

3 cups cooked brown rice

COOK tomatoes, beans, dressing, thyme and garlic on medium heat 5 min. or until heated through. (Allowing the mixture to marinate on low for 10-15 minutes more enhances the flavors.)

SPOON over rice. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.