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seventheAlright, so I've been thinking all day that I should post something, and I've decided to start with the tastiness that we made for dinner last night. This was seriously one of the best things we've made yet, and so I want to post it here, even if it's just for my own records so I don't lose the recipe!
I can't even think of a name for it. It started out like a "dirty rice" or a spanish rice type thing, but it quickly went beyond that in fanciness and in things-we-added-ness. If you've ever seen one of our recipes before (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
justira can attest to this!) there's a lot of, uh, room for improvisation, if you'd like!
Spanish/Mexican/Dirty Rice
Serves: Well, it'll serve 2 people at least twice. I'd estimate 5 full servings out of it. 4 if you are a pig.
Part 1: Rice
Set the rice to cooking in the rice cooker (or on the stove, if you must). Keep in mind brown rice takes 35-45 min to cook, so you should do this first.
Part 2: Meat!
Brown the meat on the stove, and then drain it before using. Because meat grease is nasty!
Part 3: Veggies
To be added into the Cuisinart for fine chopping:
Run in Cuisinart until finely chopped (small pieces, almost a "mush".)
Sautee the above in a skillet with:
Add to Cuisinart:
Pulse in Cuisinart until tasty-looking tomato pulp/mush appears. Add 1/2 of tomatoes into the skillet for cooking. Save the other half.
Part 4: Goulash time!
Add the beef, and mix. Let simmer until the rice is done, then add the rice as well.
To this mixture, add:
Mix together and serve!
*Chicketarians (or former chicketarians) like myself can easily substitute ground turkey, or even cooked chicken breast.
**OK, the jalapenos are a must for this recipe. We used 3, and they were from our garden, so our rice was super extra spicy. We would've been fine with 2. I recommend at least 1, however, to get that New Orleans spice to it. Normal people should be able to handle at least 1 jalapeno, no problem; store bought ones really aren't that killer.
I'm in the process of looking up the nutrition information on NutritionData.com, which actually lets you make recipes and then split them up into servings to determine just how much you ate. I'm kind of dreading it, but oh well. I'll edit this when I get the results!
I can't even think of a name for it. It started out like a "dirty rice" or a spanish rice type thing, but it quickly went beyond that in fanciness and in things-we-added-ness. If you've ever seen one of our recipes before (
justira can attest to this!) there's a lot of, uh, room for improvisation, if you'd like!Spanish/Mexican/Dirty Rice
Serves: Well, it'll serve 2 people at least twice. I'd estimate 5 full servings out of it. 4 if you are a pig.
Part 1: Rice
- 1.5 cups brown rice (makes 3 cups cooked)
- 1.5 cups chicken broth, low sodium / low fat
- 1.5 cups water
- Seasonings: Cajun/Louisiana Bayou (a good healthy shake), Cilantro (sprinkle), black pepper (go heavy!)
Set the rice to cooking in the rice cooker (or on the stove, if you must). Keep in mind brown rice takes 35-45 min to cook, so you should do this first.
Part 2: Meat!
- 1-1.5 lb ground beef*
Brown the meat on the stove, and then drain it before using. Because meat grease is nasty!
Part 3: Veggies
To be added into the Cuisinart for fine chopping:
- 1 medium-sized yellow onion
- 2 good-sized peppers; we used red and orange
- 1-2 jalapenos**
Run in Cuisinart until finely chopped (small pieces, almost a "mush".)
Sautee the above in a skillet with:
- ~1 tbsp olive oil...until all veggies are soft and simmering tastily.
- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- Season: more Cajun, black pepper, fresh cilantro
Add to Cuisinart:
- 2-3 large tomatoes
- 5-8 Roma/plum tomatoes
Pulse in Cuisinart until tasty-looking tomato pulp/mush appears. Add 1/2 of tomatoes into the skillet for cooking. Save the other half.
Part 4: Goulash time!
Add the beef, and mix. Let simmer until the rice is done, then add the rice as well.
To this mixture, add:
- 1 can spicy chili beans
- 1 can corn (no salt added), drained
- remaining 1/2 of tomato pulp
- ~1/2 can black olives, sliced if you wish (we recommend eating the other 1/2 can. In fact, we would've added the whole can, but we ate them instead.)
Mix together and serve!
*Chicketarians (or former chicketarians) like myself can easily substitute ground turkey, or even cooked chicken breast.
**OK, the jalapenos are a must for this recipe. We used 3, and they were from our garden, so our rice was super extra spicy. We would've been fine with 2. I recommend at least 1, however, to get that New Orleans spice to it. Normal people should be able to handle at least 1 jalapeno, no problem; store bought ones really aren't that killer.
I'm in the process of looking up the nutrition information on NutritionData.com, which actually lets you make recipes and then split them up into servings to determine just how much you ate. I'm kind of dreading it, but oh well. I'll edit this when I get the results!
