First Recipe: Red Beans and Rice with Lite Kielbasa

Red beans and rice served with steamed green beans.

The Red Beans and Rice with Lite Kielbasa is one dinner I just made up with ingredients I had on hand. 


For Red Beans and Rice w/ Lite Kielbasa:
1 package-14 oz-  Hillshire Farms LIte Kielbasa sliced diagonally into small pieces
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 bag Success Rice brown rice, boil in bag
1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
7 slices of turkey pepperoni
1/4 fresh red pepper, diced
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp brown sugar
Dash if garlic salt
handful of fresh cilantro quickly chopped
Spray of olive oil cooking spray


Directions:
1. Cook rice according to package directions. Remove from water, save water in pan for steaming veggies later. 


2. Spray a large skillet and cook kielbasa and red peppers for appx 7 minutes. Add rice, tomatoes, kidney beans and turkey pepperoni. Cook 3 mins more. Add all spices. Add cilantro. Cook 1 minute. Serve immediately.


3. Steam veggies of choice, today I used green beans, in same pot of water as rice was cooked in. 




Comments from my household:


Pumpkin-
"I thought the flavors were yucky". 
She only ate the green beans...tough that means more for me!


Bubbs-
"It was hot, but it was awesome!"