Cowboy Rice Recipes

ONE SKILLET COWBOY RICE

Steps:

• Heat skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped bacon and stir occasionally until bacon is crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Set cooked bacon aside.
• Add the chopped onion to the bacon grease in the skillet. Cook for a few minutes until the onion is starting to soften.
• Add the ground sirloin and cook until no longer pink, breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon or spatula.
• Add the corn, Zatarain's Black Beans and Rice Mix and the water to the skillet with the cooked onion and ground sirloin.
• Bring the water to a boil. Reduce heat so the skillet contents are gently simmering. Put the lid on the skillet and cook for 25 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• While the rice mixture is cooking, turn the oven to the broil setting.
• When rice is cooked, remove the lid from the skillet and top the cowboy rice skillet with the shredded cheese.
• Put the skillet under the broiler for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.
• Top the skillet with the cooked bacon, sour cream and pickled jalapeños and serve immediately.

COWBOY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Place Dressing ingredients in a jar, shake. Taste test, adjust to your taste.
• Place Salad ingredients and rice in a bowl. Drizzle with dressing. Toss, then serve. Fantastic served straight away and even the next day!

TEX-MEX FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown the sausage meat, breaking it up into small pieces. When starting to brown, add the frozen corn (no need to thaw), onions, bell peppers and jalapenos. Season with the chili powder, salt, red pepper flakes and plenty of black pepper. Cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Add the rice and stir-fry until heated through and coated with the vegetable mixture. Add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and lime zest and juice. Stir-fry until the rice is just starting to brown. Add the scallions and stir well so that they are thoroughly mixed in. Serve and garnish with cilantro.

COWBOY BEANS & RICE

Steps:

• Cook meat and onions in skillet, stirring to brown and crumble meat, drain off any grease.
• Combine meat mixture, rice water, chili powder, salt, beans, tomato juice & chili peppers; stir well.
• Pour in to a 3-quart casserole dish,.
• Cover and bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.
• Stir and cover and bake again for and additional 30 minutes, or until rice is tender.