I’ve made this about three times in the last month. It’s easy and tasty. I find if I double the red pepper, the kids only eat it once, and I get all the leftovers for lunches. Evil Dad.
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 2 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 2 cups fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can corn (summer crisp)
- 2 cups shredded cooked turkey
- 6 ounces andouille sausage, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons sliced green onions
Steps:
- Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add chopped onion and garlic, saute 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Stir in bell peppers and next 5 ingredients (paprika through black pepper) and saute 1 minute.
- Add rice, saute 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Add corn.
- Cover, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes.
- Add turkey and sausage, cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with green onions. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup).
Calories 249 (27% from fat); Fat 7.6 grams (sat 2.4g, mono 3.4 g, poly 1.3 g); Protein 17.3g; Carbs 27.4 g; Fiber 2.7g; Chol 42mg; Iron 2.7mg; Sodium 523mg; Calc 37mg
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Back when the boys were young, I made something like that. I called it skillet chili, which involved dead cow instead of dead bird .
I miss cooking. I like the idea that I am cutting up, shaping, and handling that which will become a meal.
Belinda won’t eat if I cook, and I’m satisfied with beans, fruit, and (yes!) steamed Brussels sprouts. Oh, yeah: eggs, yogurt, and a bit of cheese.
I’ve been laying low on NFICTION because I’ve been doing so much on book PR. I finally found a video of my Prairie Lights reading, and I’m going to get it up on YouTube.
Which busy-ness had me neglecting to congratulate you for your BREVITY piece and the follow up on the BREVITY blog. Two thumbs up!
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There are benefits to cooking the food that go beyond just eating it, I agree. I am just getting the hang of making stuff more complex than a grilled cheese. The kids seem to like it when I cook. It’s always nice to see people stretch themselves, I suppose.
Thanks for the congratulations! I’m very pleased I got another story on Brevity and that I got to post on the blog this time.
Good luck with the continued promotion of your book. I still haven’t posted my review, but it’s still coming, just delayed like everything else.
If you use brown rice, you have to check the package to see if it needs more water or longer to cook.
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