Brown Rice w/ Calabaza Squash & Anaheim Peppers

This squash rice combines brown rice with calabaza squash, garlic, red onions,
and homegrown Anaheim peppers with a dash of cumin. It's a great quick and easy
recipe to throw together. And absolutely far more delicious than your typical
rice dish. With a hefty dose of squash purée and Anaheims, which can easily be
substituted for whatever squash and peppers that you have on hand or to your own
personal tastes and preferences.

Servings: 4 cups

Author:

Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
45 minutes

Resting Time
10 minutes

Total Time
1 hour, 10 minutes

Course:

Side Dish

Cuisine:

Latin American

🧂 Ingredients

1/2 c. calabaza squash

roasted & puréed
3 cloves garlic

minced
1/4 red onion

diced
2 Anaheim peppers

diced
dash cumin
dash salt
dash pepper
1 c. brown rice
2 ½ c. water

(or vegetable broth)

Instructions

1 I used Roasted Calabaza Squash
[https://catfishoutofwater.com/the-fundamentals-of-roasted-calabaza-squash/] in
this recipe. This takes a couple of hours and requires a calabaza (or other
squash or pumpkin of choice) as well as aluminum foil and a baking dish.
2 Add all of the ingredients into a rice cooker. I like to start with the larger
vegetables and then add the smaller ingredients. Top with the bay leaves,
spices, and lime juice. Then, add the rice, vegetable broth, and water.

This cooks the larger vegetables on the bottom, while dispersing the flavor
profiles in the middle. Although with some mixing, this really doesn't matter
all that much. Everything will eventually cook together!
3 Press the cook button on the rice cooker. It should take about 45 minutes to
cook.

Alternatively you can simmer on the stove. Add all of the ingredients to a pot,
bring uncovered to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and cook covered for about 15
minutes, or until the sweet squash and rice are tender. Turn off heat, add lid,
and let sit another 5-10 minutes.
4 When the rice is fully cooked, let sit for 10 minutes, and then fluff with a
wooden spoon and serve.

Do not use a fork or other metal utensil. It will scratch off the nonstick
surface on the rice cooker. This will leach teflon into your food and cause
future dishes to stick to the bottom!

Brown Rice w/ Calabaza Squash & Anaheim Peppers

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