One Dish Meals

Instead of challenging each other this week, Dave and I decided to make two one dish meals based on recipes from Food Network. We selected a rice dish and a fritata.

Dirty Rice with Smoked Sausage
Courtesy of The Neelys
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_202414,00.html

Please note that we changed the portions slightly and it turned out great!! It's easier than a jambalaya and very tasty with a hint of heat from the cayenne.

Ingredients
1 T vegetable oil
1 lb smoked pork sausage, sliced
1 1/2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
2 cup chicken stock, low sodium
1/4 t cayenne
2 c hot cooked rice (brown basmati rice)
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley
Fresh pepper and kosher salt (we didn't add extra salt b/c of the stock we used)





Follow the instructions as listed on the web site. However, we strongly encourage you to drain the grease after sauteing the pork sausage and before adding the vegetables. The dish turns out great and you don't need the extra fat from the grease.




















Fritata - A BUST!
We used a recipe from Food Network, which we decided was simply a glorified omelette and not worth posting as we do not recommend it. If anyone has a good fritata recipe, please feel free to let us know!