Beans for a day of freezing rain

Brought to you by me staring into the cupboard and fridge in a surly fashion on a cold, rainy day when everyone was tired.

1 packet Knorr vegetable soup mix
2 medium onions
4 cloves garlic
1 can black beans
1 can chick peas with garlic (Mr Goudas)
About 5 C leftover rice or you could make some fresh.
1 large bunch Chinese broccoli or some other toughish greens - collards, kale ...
1/2 C dehydrated vegetable flakes.

1 T Epazote
1 T Adobo Seasoning
1 T Penzey's Chili 9000
1 T black pepper
1 T ground cumin
4 T cumin seeds.
dash olive oil.
Do not add salt; soup mix is salted. So is bean liquor, often.

Chop onions roughly and sautee in olive oil with cumin seeds until onions are fairly transparent.

Add soup mix, veggie flakes, chopped garlic, 4 C water, beans with all liquid, spices. Stir like Hell and bring to a boil. Cover and let simmer on low while you slice the greens into ribbons. Add them and let simmer, still covered, for 30 minutes.

Add rice, check and adjust seasoning if needed. Simmer uncovered for 15-30 minutes, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced enough to suit you.

Eat.

When I reheated some just now I added some of the frozen diced ham from the fridge and this is also very good if you're not feeding vegetarians, which I was earlier.