Crock Pot Grains

Submitted by Dancer

"8 as a side dish and 4 to 6 as a filling main course."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup millet
• 1⁄4 cup barley
• 1⁄3 cup brown rice
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, finely diced
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 8 ounces tomato sauce, salt free
• 1 lb canned tomato, chopped, drained, reserve liquid
• 1 1⁄2 cups canned corn or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, drained
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot.
2. Add water to reserved tomato liquid to equal 2 1/2 cups.
3. Stir into grain mixture.
4. Cover and cook on low setting 8 hours.
5. Stir before serving.

Reviews

[Tebo3759]

I am not a vegetarian but do eat a lot of non meat meals. I really like barley so I tried this. It was terrific. Great taste and texture. I served them up in a tortilla with a chile sauce. The frozen leftovers will be great as a pasta sauce or added to a stew. Thanks again Dancer^.

 

[tendollarwine]

I like this. I wasn't super great, but it was good. I tweaked the recipe slightly, using quinoa instead of millet and I skipped the corn. I would have to agree with some of the other reviews that it was a bit mushy. Maybe cutting down the liquids a bit would help. I made this with the chickpea cutlets from the Veganomicon cookbook and they went really well together. I'll definitely make this again, but I'm going to have to play around with the liquids and grains a bit.

 

[bitch'n kitchen]

I so wanted to like this recipe because I like how healthy it is. It was too bland for me though. It sort of tasted like tomato rice. I used exactly the spices called for but I think it needs more of something. Just not sure what.

 

[winkki]

We got this recipe many years ago out of Bobbie Hinman's "Lean, Luscious and Meatless" cookbook and it has been a favorite ever since, even with the kids. It's very good but very, very thick. Overcooking will definitely leave it mushy and lose the wonderful definition of all the different grains. We do vary the grains, too, according to what we have on hand - just make sure to use 1 cup altogether. Sometimes we even use the leftovers (if there are any!) as burrito filling the next day.

 

[Bell4523]

This recipe was OK. I fed it to my husband and a friend who stopped by... I was a little disappointed with how bland it tasted and how mushy it became, I had to add more vegetable broth to it to make it a little less sticky.