Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Chili Rice

A quick and easy one-pot dish.

Chili Rice

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 cup rice, uncooked
2 cups water
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 can tomato sauce
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in large saucepan or high-sided skillet. Add ground beef and onion. Cook over medium-high heat until beef is browned. Drain. Stir in garlic.

Add rice and water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer until most of the water is absorbed.

Add remaining ingredients. Stir well and recover. Let simmer until rice is cooked.

Top with your favorite cheese substitute if desired.

2 comments:

Becky said...

Looks good and I like that it is a single pan recipe! I always make my chili and then put it over rice - never thought about just putting it in the chili! Thanks for the recipe!

Chrissy said...

I think I spend more time trying to come up with recipes that use only one pan than I'd spend just washing an extra pan. :-)

Hope you like it.