Posts tagged as:

rice

Curried Chicken & Rice

This was a little different for our gang, but mommy loves curry! This isn’t AT ALL spicy, just the yummy flavor of a little curry thrown in for good measure.
You’ll need:

2 SL BL chicken breasts, cubed
1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
1/2 onion, chopped
Campbell’s Chicken and Rice Condensed Soup – GF in Canada- I’m not sure about [...]

Continue →

Comforting Rice Casserole

I love this combination with mushroom soup and onion soup mix – creamy, comforting, with a little onion zing.  Yummy.

1 large can prepared GF mushroom soup
1 pkg onion soup mix
1/2 can of rice
1/2 can of water (extra 1/4 can of water if brown rice)

Stir all of it up.
Pour into casserole dish.
Cover, cook at 350°F for [...]

Continue →

How to add Brown Rice to the menu

Since we’re being all healthy ‘n stuff, we’re trying to get in a little more whole grains into our diet. And we’re the kids aren’t so fond of plain brown rice. It isn’t like white rice – you can’t just eat it out of the pot, and enjoy it. So here’s some [...]

Continue →

Fried Rice with Chicken and Broccoli

This came of necessity since I had about 8 cups of rice in the fridge!  I made a tad more than I needed last week.  lol

3 Tbsp oil (I use half olive, half canola)
3 defrosted skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
3 cups of broccoli (I used frozen)
4 cups of cooked [...]

Continue →

Easiest Pork Tenderloin, EVER

*low-fat, Weight Watcher’s Version, adapted by MOI*
Even the kids loved the meat and rice in this casserole!
Ingredients:

24oz (1.5lbs) pork tenderloin
2 cups rice, uncooked
1 pkg onion soup mix, GF
2 cups peas (or mixed veggies)
4 cups water

Directions:

In a non-stick skillet, sear pork tenderloin on all sides over med-high heat.
Mix all ingredients in a 9×13 casserole dish, except [...]

Continue →

The Skillet “Surprise”

However, when you look closely there’s nothing surprising in it – just a couple days worth of leftovers. 

3 cups or so cooked rice
1 pkg scramble fried ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 cup or so of cooked veggies (I used a freezer mix plus some leftover peas)
4-5 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup or so of water [...]

Continue →

My kids are LOOOOVING –

leftover rice for breakfast! Of course I serve it hot, with hot milk, raisins, cinnamon, and sugar, but eh! It’s a good use of leftovers. Toss in a little flax seed or brown rice and you have a great source of fiber too.

Continue →

Swedish Meatballs

This recipe classifies as “easy peasy” if you have the meatballs ready-made and frozen.  The kids just love anything with meatballs in it, so its all good!

can of ready-to-serve mushroom soup mix
1 celery stalk, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
meatballs

Directions:

place everything in a roasting/ casserole dish.
Bake at 350°F for 1/2 hour or until it is heated through.
Serve with [...]

Continue →