Dirty Rice

Sharlene~W's Note:

A hearty side dish. Try it with Grilled Salmon With Chipotle-Herb Butter.

• Total Time: 38 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ onion , finely diced
• 3 red bell peppers , finely diced
• 3 green bell peppers , finely diced
• 2 yellow bell peppers , finely diced
• 1 ½ tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
• 2 ¾ cups boiling water
• 4 cups canned black-eyed peas , rinsed and drained
• salt and pepper
• 2⁄3; cup fresh cilantro , finey chopped

Directions:

1. In a large ovenproof pan over meidum-high heat, melt butter; add onions and peppers to pan and stir until limp, about 5 minutes.
2. Add Old Bay seasoning and rice and continue cooking until rice is translucent, about 2 minutes.
3. Pour 2 3/4 cups boiling water into rice mixture.
4. Stir well until rice returns to a boil.
5. Stir in the black-eyed peas and season well with salt and pepper.
6. Cover pan with a sheet of buttered waxed paper or prchment paper and then with aluminum foil.
7. Bake in 400°F oven for 15 to 18 minutes.
8. When the rice is done, fold in the cilantro and serve.

Reviews

[Bev]

This rice has a very nice flavor! I made as directed, only transferring my rice to a covered pyrex dish to bake, and the rice was done exactly the time specified. I loved the black-eyed peas in this dish! Thanks, Sharlene!