Start by making your box of rice according to the box directions.

While that is cooking, make your cashew cream by blending the cashews and water. You may need to make a bigger batch of cashew cream if you don't have a tiny blender as I do. You could make this not oil-free and use vegan butter if you prefer.

Take a medium pan and add your onion, carrots, celery, and garlic; add some water so that the vegetables don't stick. Cook this for about 5-10 minutes until they start to soften. Once softened, remove them from the pan, put them in a bowl, and set them aside.

Take your cashew cream or butter and a little bit of the vegan milk and add the flour and whisk until thickened; that will happen pretty quickly. Add the remaining vegan milk and whisk until it's combined. Add your salt and pepper. Add the 2 cups of water and stir.

Add back the vegetables, the cooked rice, and the can of beans and stir. Cook this for about 10 minutes.

Serve with some bread.