Poor Mans Rice Salad Food

MANGO-CUCUMBER RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring until tender, 25 to 35 minutes (depending on the rice blend).
• Meanwhile, bring a separate saucepan of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the quinoa and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Drain the grains and rinse under cold water until cool; shake off the excess water.
• Whisk the lime juice and zest, the peanut oil, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the rice mixture, mango, cucumber, jalapeno, scallions, cilantro and peanuts and stir to combine. Season with salt.

POOR MAN'S RICE

Steps:

• Cut bacon in to bite size pieces and cook in a large frying pan till half done.
• Cut up onion into chunks and add to bacon.
• Cut hot dogs into bite size pieces add to bacon cook till nicely browned.
• Heat oil in a large pan, you can use a pot or wok anything you have that will fit all ingredients and allow you to stir.
• Add all ingredients to oil.
• Stir quickly for 3-4 minute
• Garnish with more ketchup.
• Enjoy!

POOR MAN'S RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook Lentils and Rice and let cool.
• Chop Veggeatables according to preference.
• mix all together.

POOR MAN'S SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large pot. Add onion, garlic, pepper, adobo to taste.
• Brown together til thiers not more pink in the meat. Strain off any extra greased. Add both jars of sauces put on low simmer.
• Cook yellow rice as driected on the box. When rice is down transfer rice to large pot with the meat sauce.
• Stir together serve as is enjoy.

POOR MANS RISOTTO

Steps:

• Dry fry the bacon until the fat starts to come out. add mushrooms and up the heat a little fry until the mushrooms are golden.
• remove from heat and keep warm.
• Heat the oil and fry the onion until soft. Add the garlic, stir and add the rice and stock. Cook until almost all the liquid is gone remove from heat, stir and leave to stand covered for 5 minutes.
• Stir cheese through pasta and top with mushrom mix.

POTATO SALAD WITH CHIPOTLE PEPPERS(A MAN'S SALAD)

Steps:

• Mix first 7 ingredients together.
• Toss in remaining ingredients except 1 tablespoon bacon and salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Taste to see if you need to add salt and pepper.
• I myself like lots of pepper.
• Top with bacon bits.
• Chill& Serve.

POOR MAN'S RICE & BEEF

Steps:

• brown meat in saucepan (with garlic if using cloves).
• Drain Meat.
• Add sauce, mushrooms, carrots, seasonings, rice & water.
• Bring to a slight boil.
• Cover saucepan.
• Reduce heat.
• Cook covered until rice is done (approx. 10-15 minutes at my house).
• Enjoy.
• (Note: the amounts depend on what you have at hand and how many you are serving. This fed two people.).