No Half Measures

Rainbow Rice

03 May 2019

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of white rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 T turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 T butter (optional)
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 or 2 bell peppers, sliced
  • ½ andouille or kielbasa sausage, sliced
  • 1 or 2 cans of beans (red, white or black), rinsed and drained
  • 2 large handfuls Baby spinach
  • ¼-½ Red cabbage, sliced

Directions

  1. Cook the rice, turmeric, salt and butter in a rice cooker or on the stove
  2. Meanwhile, saute the onions until translucent, then add the bell peppers and sliced sausage and brown lightly
  3. When the rice is done, add it to the pan and mix thoroughly
  4. Add the red cabbage and heat lightly
  5. Just before done, add the spinach

For making ahead, prep through step 3 and then store in the fridge. Add the cabbage and spinach to the container in the morning and then microwave at lunch for crisp cabbage!