Since a lot of us are watching what we eat this summer, I've been doing a lot of playing with dishes and ingredients.
Yesterday, I wanted a side for some Hawaiian Strips (these are bacon-shaped strips of beef that are cut ~3/4" thick, across the short rib. Another treat that's like eating candy that's for Bill ) that I was grilling.
I had a bag of frozen cooked rice (~2 cups) and I thot most of the day I would make a salad, but that just didn't seem to be what I wanted to do.
As I was taking things out of the frig to figure this out, I thot of you all and wondered what you would do with this. So, I'll tell you what i ended up making, and we were very happy with it, but it needs some more playing with and I'm hoping you guys will give your input - and you also might try making it, so I don't have to make 3 gazillion versions!!
Black Bean & Rice Pie
Serves 6 - works to 4 points (if I did this right)
Mix together and mold into an 8" or 9" pie plate:
2 cups cooked rice
1 egg
1 oz. cheddar (lower-fat), shredded
Bake at 350 F. for 10 min. or till set.
Remove pie 'shell' from oven and increase oven temp. to 375 F.
In the pie shell layer:
1/2 cup Refried Black Beans, drop by spoonfuls, but don't try to spread.
Mix together and pour over the bean layer:
2 eggs, mix slightly with a fork
1/2 cup milk (I used powdered milk!!)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup a.p. flour
pinch of cayenne
top the pie with one tomato, thinly sliced
1 oz. cheddar cheese (lower-fat) shredded
Bake at 375F for 30-35 min or until set.
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O.K., this was tasty, but I'm thinking next time the changes I would make -
1. try with brown rice
2. Mix the refried beans with a little taco/salsa to loosen a bit.
3. ????
What would you all add - herbs, seasonings...of course different cheeses, but that's a given.
This could be fun!1
Yesterday, I wanted a side for some Hawaiian Strips (these are bacon-shaped strips of beef that are cut ~3/4" thick, across the short rib. Another treat that's like eating candy that's for Bill ) that I was grilling.
I had a bag of frozen cooked rice (~2 cups) and I thot most of the day I would make a salad, but that just didn't seem to be what I wanted to do.
As I was taking things out of the frig to figure this out, I thot of you all and wondered what you would do with this. So, I'll tell you what i ended up making, and we were very happy with it, but it needs some more playing with and I'm hoping you guys will give your input - and you also might try making it, so I don't have to make 3 gazillion versions!!
Black Bean & Rice Pie
Serves 6 - works to 4 points (if I did this right)
Mix together and mold into an 8" or 9" pie plate:
2 cups cooked rice
1 egg
1 oz. cheddar (lower-fat), shredded
Bake at 350 F. for 10 min. or till set.
Remove pie 'shell' from oven and increase oven temp. to 375 F.
In the pie shell layer:
1/2 cup Refried Black Beans, drop by spoonfuls, but don't try to spread.
Mix together and pour over the bean layer:
2 eggs, mix slightly with a fork
1/2 cup milk (I used powdered milk!!)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup a.p. flour
pinch of cayenne
top the pie with one tomato, thinly sliced
1 oz. cheddar cheese (lower-fat) shredded
Bake at 375F for 30-35 min or until set.
-----
O.K., this was tasty, but I'm thinking next time the changes I would make -
1. try with brown rice
2. Mix the refried beans with a little taco/salsa to loosen a bit.
3. ????
What would you all add - herbs, seasonings...of course different cheeses, but that's a given.
This could be fun!1
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