Mexican Rice and Beans

I've seen Mexican recipes where cooked beans and raw rice are cooked together to make a rice and beans dish. I can't put my hands on such a recipe at the moment, and I've forgotten what the dish is called in Spanish, but I threw together something along those lines for lunch this afternoon. It was quick, easy and tasty.

1 cup frijoles de olla, including some of the cooking liquid
1/3 cup of rice
1/2 cup of water
2 T chopped onion
1/2 ripe tomato, diced
1 clove of garlic, minced very fine
salt
few leaves of cilantro, chopped
white cheese, preferably Mexican, but Jack cheese will work

Combine the beans and their liquid, the rice, water and chopped onion in a sauce pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat and cook over very low heat until the rice is done and the liquid is fully absorbed.

While the rice is cooking, combine the tomato, garlic, salt to taste and cilantro. Stir well to combine.

Set the oven to 350.

When the rice is fully cooked, put the rice and beans in a baking dish, top with the cheese, and bake until the cheese is just melted.

Top with the tomato/garlic mixture and serve immediately.

A cabbage salad would be good with this.