Southwest Wild Rice Pilaf
A delicious "pantry" meal!
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2/3 cup brown rice
- 2/3 cup wild rice
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 15 oz can corn, drained
- 15 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
- 15 oz can black beans, drained
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 broccoli heads, steamed
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of water plus the lime juice to a boil. Add the brown rice, wild rice and chopped red onion. Return to boil, reduce heat to medium, cover and let cook for 45 to 50 minutes, or until brown and wild rices are tender.
- Once the rice has cooked, add the diced green pepper, diced jalapeno, corn, diced tomatoes, black beans, cumin and chili powder. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with some steamed broccoli or other favorite vegetable. Or serve as a one dish dinner.