Monday, May 14, 2012

Collard greens, rice and black beans


All of these things sound yummy to me but when I found a recipe that mixed them together and add tomatoes, and a few seasonings I was pretty excited. John however was not.

John's sad face

I assured him that it will be good for him to try something different.
I sauteed these items in my dutch oven:
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 a medium onion, diced
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 large hunch of collard greens, stems removed, and chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Then I added
  • 1/2 cup wild rice or brown rice
  • 1 14-ounce can of black beans
  • 1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • salt and pepper to taste

Then cooked roughly 40 minutes until rice was cooked through.



I served it with some blue corn tortilla chips and the left over corn bread from yesterday's dinner. I thought the chips went pretty well with the meal it added a crunchy factor. John however, as polite as he was trying to be I know he didn't like it.
How do I know this, you ask? After discussing he was hungry on the way home from work he took a small portion and then did not go back for seconds.

Looks like I'll be eating the rest for lunch this week!




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