Cuban Rice and Eggs Dinner
This Cuban dish will fill you up with satisfying vegetables, turkey, rice, and eggs making a complete meal everyone will enjoy.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 480kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice uncooked short, medium or long-grained
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 1 onion medium, finely chopped
- 4 tomatoes medium, diced
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
- 3 tablespoons lite soy sauce Braggs Aminos or coconut aminos for substitute
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 potato big, peeled and diced
- 1 carrot big, peeled and diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup peas frozen
- 1/2 cup raisins golden or regular, soaked in water for 10 minutes then drained
- 2 plantains very brown, soft (overripe), cut into slices
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 eggs
Instructions
- Rinse the rice in a strainer under tap water for 30 seconds to clean.
- In a large covered pot over high heat, bring 12 cups of salted water to a boil.
- Stir in the rice, and allow to boil uncovered for 30 minutes. Do not stir the rice at all cooking, just once when adding it to the pot.
- Drain the cooked rice through a strainer, getting rid of all of the water.
- Add back to the pot and cover ( no heat). Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- While the rice is boiling, over medium heat, in a medium saucepan with extra virgin olive oil, sautè the garlic until golden then add the onions. Cook until they change color. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the ground meat, cooking for 10 minutes or until the meat is cooked through then add the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add the potatoes, carrots and bell pepper then cover and simmer over low - medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Add the peas and raisins then cook for another 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, while waiting for the meat to cook, quickly brown the plantains with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil in another saucepan then set aside. Wipe the saucepan with a kitchen paper towel to fry the eggs.
- When the ground turkey is cooked, fry the eggs in the saucepan with little oil. Season with salt.
- Compose the plate with the white rice on one side topped with the egg, fried plantains and meat on both sides. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 1plate | Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 196mg | Sodium: 165mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 15
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 15
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 15