Spanish Rice

This is a side dish we had for Mexican Night. It was easy but to tell the truth we have found the rice mix is just as good.
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 1/8 cups chicken stock
1 cup rice
3/4 teaspoons butter
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
5/8 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
3/4 teaspoon cumin
In medium saucepan combine all ingredients (kinda of squeeze the tomatoes to break up.)
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low
Cover and simmer for 25 minutes or till rice is done
Garnish with green onions.

Broccoli Rice Casserole

This is a really old recipe I had and have not made it in a very long time. Found it going threw my recipes the other day and thought I would make it again. Must say as a side dish it makes a LOT. I did think as we wee eating it if we added diced chicken and made it a main meal it it would have been better. May give it a try next time. Also this is the first time I have used Velveeta cheese other than making the rotel dip in I don't know when.
2 cups cooked rice
1 small box frozen broccoli.... cooked
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup onion (we added more)
1/4 cup celery *we also added more)
can of mushrooms or fresh if you want to
one small box Velveeta cheese cubed about 2 cups
saute onion and celery in butter or olive oil till clear
mix all ingredients together and place in a buttered baking dish and cook at 350 for about 30 minutes.

Southern plate

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This is a good old southern dish of fried chicken rice and gravy and fried corn and sweet potato cooked in the pan like a french fry.
The chicken was dipped in egg and dusted with flour and pan seared. With that pan we made a gravy with the drippings.

This is what we have been eating. Nothing new right now. Blog is acting crazy

Red Beans and Rice

This is a staple here in the south and most people have a little variation on the dish. We use a spicy sausage to give it more kick but any will do.
1 yellow onion or ½ of a large one
¼ cup of bell pepper
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 stalk of celery
two links sausage cut into bite size pieces
4cans kidney beans not drained
rinse the cans out and pour the water in pot at least 2 to 3 cans of water.
dash of Cajun spices we use Zatarains
my wife secret ingredient juice from Greek peppers about two tablespoons.

Cook onion,bell pepper,celery till clear then add beans reserving a few to smash up and place in to thicken mixture. Add everything else and let simmer for about 2 hours uncovered. Checking to see if more water needs to be added. Taste every now and then to see if anything needs to be adjusted like more Zatarains but over rice and garnish with green onions.

Add a little potato salad and garden tomatoes

Cilantro Lime Rice from Closet Cooking

We have been trying some of the good looking recipes from some of the sites wife and I visit. This one caught our eye as we don't know what we did before we discovered cilantro
This is from Closet Cooking.... link to the right and boy has he kicked up his recipes.We are wondering it he is not a chef in disguise.

1 tablesboon oil

1/2 onion chooped
1 clove garlic chopped

1 cup rice

2 cups water

cilantro chopped about 1/4 cup
1 lime juice and some zest

heat oil and add onion and saute until tender or clear

add garlic simer about 1 minute

add rice and toast in oil for a few minutes (this was a new way for us to cook rice but we have seen it done this way on cooking shows)

Add water bring to boil reduce and simmer covered for 20 minutes,

Remove from heat and add cilantro and lime jiuice and zest.

Now this was a little bit sticky not the light and fluffy rice we are used to.but it was good.