Dirty rice is a Cajun specialty. The typical combination includes ground chicken or turkey livers and gizzards with onions, broth, green pepper and garlic. The dish gets its name because the cooked gizzards give the rice a "dirty" appearance.
A simple risotto with Picholine olives, white wine, parsley, Parmesan cheese and lemon. Picholine olives are crisp, small French green olives.
This is an excellent complex carbohydrate whole grain mixture. Wehani rice is produced by Lundberg Farms in California. To keep the recipe "vegetarian" only use water or vegetable broth. If vegetarian is not an issue then the chicken broth adds a nice complexity to the recipe.
Rice layered with chiles, corn, onion, garlic, tomatoes and sour cream. The rice only takes 30 minutes to bake. Use brown rice and reduced fat sour cream for a more healthful dish.