So I started last night with a recipe in hand, and as I was getting ready to cook, I decided to elaborate on it a little. What I started with was a recipe for mexican rice with sausage. What I ended up with tasted a little like Jambalaya. This is what I did:
Cook 1-2 lbs of sausage(i used chopped italian links)
When sausage is half way done, add about 1/4 cup of chopped onion.
When those are done, add a regular sized can of diced tomatoes, 1 cup of water, and 3/4 cup of rice.
Cover and cook until rice is done-about 20 minutes.
I also added 1 cup of corn, 1/2 can of kidney beans, 1/2 package of taco mix, 1TBS of kosher salt, 1 tsp of pepper, 1tsp garlic powder.
The amazing thing was that Grace LOVED it. Annalea….ehhhh, not so much (but she only really LOVES mac and cheese!).
I served this with some beer bread that I get from Tastefully Simple…ohhhh it’s SO yummy! It’s called beer bread, but you can actually add just about any carbonated drink to the mix and it turns out fine. But it ends up being a slightly sweet bread that is SO good!
Anyway, the experiment I tried the other day with garbonzo beans…..not so good. I wouldn’t suggest trying it unless you already like those kind of beans.
So there you have it, another recipe from my kitchen….more to come! (i have about four new recipes on the menu this week!)
