 This is one of those comfort foods that I've been making for years. I'll list the specific ingredients that I use, but it's so adaptable that you can switch things up with your favorite meat (or if you're a vegetarian beans) in the rice, favorite salsa, etc...
This takes 1/2 hour to prepare start to finish and serves 4 people. Ingredients: Rice -1 1/3 c brown rice (I use boil-in-bag precooked rice) -2c TBS olive oil -1 lb chopped turkey -16 oz. salsa (8 oz. Trader Joe's Salsa Autentica, 8 oz.Garlic Chipotle Salsa) -3/4 c Trader Joe's shredded soy cheese blend Chopped Salad -2 TBS olive oil -1 TBS lime juice or balsamic vinegar -1/8 tsp cumin -1/2 avocado -3 scallions -1/2 pint grape tomatoes -2 c spring mix lettuce -10 pitted kalamata olives -tortilla chips Steps: 1) Prepare rice -Submerge package of rice in 1 quart of water in microwave-safe bowl -Microwave for 10 minutes -Note: you can also put bag of rice in 1 quart of boiling water for 10 minutes -While rice is cooking, heat 2 TBS olive oil in large skillet at medium heat -Add chopped turkey & brown for about 5 minutes -Add salsa -Reduce heat to low -Add 1 1/3 c of the cooked rice and combine -Add soy cheese and combine 2) Prepare chopped salad -put 2 TBS olive oil in large bowl -add lime juice or vinegar -chop 1/2 avocado, add to bowl, stirring to coat the avocado so it doesn't brown -chop scallions and quarter tomatoes, add to bowl -chop olives, add to bowl -chop lettuce, add to bowl 3) Serve -place rice mixture on a plate -cover with chopped salad -arrange tortilla chips around rice and salad Enjoy!
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