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Old Sep-04-2007, 10:09 AM   #471
AnneMcBean
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New recipe up! http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/3166906

I posted it exactly as I received it from my brother, Ben, with the one exception of using brown rice instead of white basmati rice (and I adjusted the cooking time accordingly).

I'm sure it's delicious as written, but I made some modifications based on what I had on hand, and the fact that I have a history of burning rice on the stove. So, just FYI... the following also work:

Instead of the 2 red bell peppers, I used a bag of Trader Joe's three-pepper blend. It's in the frozen aisle and has 1 lb. of red, yellow, orange, and green peppers all chopped up and ready to use. I just tossed a bag of that in the Vitamix.

I don't use taco seasoning, so I threw in (approximately) 1 1/2 TBS chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 tsp paprika instead.

I put rice and the blended up broth&veggies in my rice cooker and tossed in an extra 1/4 c. rice or so (for a total of 2 1/4 c. brown rice) and just pressed "start". It was done when the rice cooker told me it was done!

Also, I had some black beans already pressure cooked, so I used those instead of canned beans.

We served this up in whole wheat tortillas with guacamole and fresh chopped tomatoes. But I've been eating the leftovers just plain, and it can be its own meal for sure. Thanks, Ben!

-Anne
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