Tonight was one of those nights when I opened the fridge and stared blankly—at least 6 times. What to make, what to make? So I started throwing things in a pot and I must say—pretty damn delicious! Reminded my of a Zataran’s Rice mixture.
The Rice… 1/4 Orzo Pasta 1 cup Brown Rice (I use Uncle Ben’s instant brown rice)
2 1/2 cups Chicken Stock
Drizzle a little olive oil into a saucepan, let drop in the Orzo to let in begin to brown. Once it has developed some good color, dump in the rice and stock. Pop the lid on it and bring it to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and let it simmer until all the liquid as absorbed (Bam! You’ve pretty much created a rice pilaf!)
Get Saucy…
1 Medium Onion - chopped
1/2 bell pepper - chopped
3-4 cloves garlic – crushed/chopped
1 can red kidney beans
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1-2 roma tomatoes (optional)2 chicken breasts – grilled or broiled
Seasoning… whatev ( I used Trader Joe’s Poultry Seasoning—it has a great blend of red pepper flake, garlic, paprika, parsley, etc. I also added some ground coriander )
You can pretty much throw anything in here—this is just what I had in the pantry/fridge. Plus super easy to make it a bigger batch—no measuring really needed.
Grill or broil 2 chicken breasts while you make up the sauce. You’ll slice this up at the end and add it to the mix.
In a large skillet, sauté the garlic in a little olive oil. Add the onions and pepper until the start getting soft. Dump in the fire roasted tomatoes, kidney beans and add your seasoning. This is where I added 2 chopped up tomatoes to give it a little more juice—but it would be fine without it.
Let this simmer for a bit to let the ingredients come together and get a little mushy (about 15 minutes). Once the rice has pretty much absorbed the liquid, dump it into the sauce mixture.
Last step! Slice up the grilled or broiled chicken and add it into the mix. Combine all the goods together and you are good to go!
A yummy pot of delicious rice, beans, tomatoes and chicken!
Enjoy!
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