Cowboy Rice Food

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!

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

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet. Add next 4 ingredients; simmer 3 to 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender and wieners are heated through.
• Top with Singles; cook on medium-low heat 3 to 5 min. or until Singles are melted. Stir until blended.

BAKED COWBOY DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place sausages in a dry pan over medium heat until they start to sizzle. Use a spoon or flat wooden spatula to break them up as they cook. Continue to cook until browned and crumbly, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain grease if desired.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, 4 ounces grated Cheddar, thawed corn, cooked sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes with chiles, Hatch chiles, jalapeño peppers, green onions, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a large bowl; mix until thoroughly combined. Transfer into a baking dish and smooth out the top. Top with remaining Cheddar, and cayenne.
• Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake in the center of the preheated oven until cheese is melted and dip is bubbling around the outside, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle green onions over top before serving.

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.

COWBOY HASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute ground beef until browned; drain.
• Stir in corn and beans and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

THE BEST COWBOY COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together the Rice Crispies, oatmeal and coconut--set aside.
• Sift together flour, soda, powder and salt--set aside.
• In a very large bowl, cream brown sugar, white sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Add oatmeal mixture and mix together. I use my hands (scrubbed first!) for this part--it's easier.
• Drop by spoonful on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes depending on your oven. If you like them soft.bake less.