Mixed Up Rice and Beans
This is something I creatively combined and cooked this morning, and happily, I really liked the end result having no idea when I began what it would finally be other than just making something I would probably enjoy.
The ingredients are the following, and sorry, but I never measure amounts and only just estimate time needed to cook as I go depending on size pot I am using, temperatures of burner, and use amount of each ingredient I think would be ...right:
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defatted refrigerated chicken broth from previously roasted chicken breasts
brown rice uncooked
black rice uncooked
fresh baby carrots whole
dried onions if you like them or use fresh
bag of fresh spinach chopped up in bits
2 large red bell peppers sliced in thin bits
large can of green enchilada sauce
can of black beans
small shell pasta
red chili pepper sauce my favorite brand sold in Mexican grocery here
roasted chicken cut up into bite size pieces
sliced almonds
asiago grated cheese
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Cook the brown and black rice in broth until 1/2 done then add carrots, dried onions and cook some more till carrots partially done. Add the spinach, red bell peppers green sauce, small shell pasta, and red chili pepper sauce ...continue cooking till rice is tender and almost ready to serve. Now finish by adding the can of black beans, roasted cut up chicken, and sliced almonds. Let everything come to a bubbling hot temperature, enjoy the aroma, and it is ready to serve or freeze for later. Since this makes a large kettle, I put some in 3 quart size bags to freeze for future enjoyment, some in the refrigerator to eat later, and enjoyed a bowl with asiago grated cheese garnish sprinkled on top for my breakfast. I like cooking creatively and also like a lot of different flavors and textures combined in this stove top kettle casserole everything meal in one I named MIXED UP RICE AND BEANS. The reason it is good to eat rice and beans both is that although each has protein, the rice has amino acids different than the amino acids in beans and the two different types of amino acids together create protein in your body when eaten together. This is a high fiber, low cholesterol, and low sodium dish with lots of nutritional value. It is so satisfying that you can eat a small amount to satisfy your hunger and it lasts so you don't get hungry again right away so there are less calories overall in the day consumed when this is eaten.
This is something I creatively combined and cooked this morning, and happily, I really liked the end result having no idea when I began what it would finally be other than just making something I would probably enjoy.
The ingredients are the following, and sorry, but I never measure amounts and only just estimate time needed to cook as I go depending on size pot I am using, temperatures of burner, and use amount of each ingredient I think would be ...right:
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defatted refrigerated chicken broth from previously roasted chicken breasts
brown rice uncooked
black rice uncooked
fresh baby carrots whole
dried onions if you like them or use fresh
bag of fresh spinach chopped up in bits
2 large red bell peppers sliced in thin bits
large can of green enchilada sauce
can of black beans
small shell pasta
red chili pepper sauce my favorite brand sold in Mexican grocery here
roasted chicken cut up into bite size pieces
sliced almonds
asiago grated cheese
*********************************
Cook the brown and black rice in broth until 1/2 done then add carrots, dried onions and cook some more till carrots partially done. Add the spinach, red bell peppers green sauce, small shell pasta, and red chili pepper sauce ...continue cooking till rice is tender and almost ready to serve. Now finish by adding the can of black beans, roasted cut up chicken, and sliced almonds. Let everything come to a bubbling hot temperature, enjoy the aroma, and it is ready to serve or freeze for later. Since this makes a large kettle, I put some in 3 quart size bags to freeze for future enjoyment, some in the refrigerator to eat later, and enjoyed a bowl with asiago grated cheese garnish sprinkled on top for my breakfast. I like cooking creatively and also like a lot of different flavors and textures combined in this stove top kettle casserole everything meal in one I named MIXED UP RICE AND BEANS. The reason it is good to eat rice and beans both is that although each has protein, the rice has amino acids different than the amino acids in beans and the two different types of amino acids together create protein in your body when eaten together. This is a high fiber, low cholesterol, and low sodium dish with lots of nutritional value. It is so satisfying that you can eat a small amount to satisfy your hunger and it lasts so you don't get hungry again right away so there are less calories overall in the day consumed when this is eaten.
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