Backwoods Casserole–hen and rice in a tomato sauce with cajun seasoning, corn and bacon. A simple dump and go Instantaneous Pot recipe.
Backwoods Casserole
As we speak’s recipe is a brilliant quick dump and go recipe with tender bites hen thighs, rice, inexperienced chiles, candy corn, tomato sauce and bacon crumbles. This recipe is gluten free and dairy free and stuffed with taste! You’ll love that you could simply layer the elements into the pot, press begin and stroll away.
This recipe has been tailored from Backwoods Dwelling Journal.
Elements/Substitution Concepts
- Rooster broth–or water and Higher than Bouillon hen base
- Boneless skinless hen thighs–or hen tenderloins
- Transformed rice–or lengthy grain white rice
- Dry minced onion
- Cajun seasoning
- Garlic powder
- Frozen candy corn–or a can of corn
- Tomato sauce
- Diced inexperienced chiles–I used gentle
- Bacon crumbles
Steps
Pour broth into Instantaneous Pot. Add in half of the hen to cowl backside of Instantaneous Pot. Sprinkle the rice excessive of the hen. Place the remaining hen on high of the rice. Evenly add within the onion, cajun seasoning, garlic powder, corn, tomato sauce and inexperienced chiles. Don’t stir. (This layering will assist stop the burn error message).
Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Be certain valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
Stir within the bacon crumbles.
Serve topped with a dollop of bitter cream, if desired.
Notes/Ideas
- Serve with inexperienced beans or a aspect salad.
- I preferred a dollop of bitter cream on high of my portion! A number of the members of my household preferred some cheese excessive.
- I used my 6 quart Instantaneous Pot*. You may as well make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
- Different recipes you can also make with hen thighs are Olympic Casserole and D’Iberville Casserole.
- What’s transformed/parboiled rice? Don’t confuse transformed rice (or typically it’s known as parboiled rice) with pre-cooked or minute rice. Parboiled rice has been processed in its husk by soaking, steaming, and drying. Consequently, all of the vitamins from the husk are absorbed into the grain earlier than it’s eliminated. The starch content material alters within the course of, making cooked parboiled rice much less sticky than common white rice. The rice kernels aren’t clumpy and glued collectively as an alternative they’re extra separated. I discovered a bag of parboiled rice at Walmart subsequent to the traditional lengthy grain white rice. Typically I purchase it at Winco within the bulk part. I’ve additionally discovered it within the orange field (Ben’s model) subsequent to different rices.
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Backwoods Casserole
Prep Time: quarter-hour
Prepare dinner Time: 4 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
Complete Time: 19 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Rooster and rice in a tomato sauce with cajun seasoning, corn and bacon. A simple dump and go Instantaneous Pot recipe.
Elements
Scale
Directions
- Pour broth into Instantaneous Pot. Add in half of the hen to cowl backside of Instantaneous Pot. Sprinkle the rice excessive of the hen. Place the remaining hen on high of the rice. Evenly add within the onion, cajun seasoning, garlic powder, corn, tomato sauce and inexperienced chiles. Don’t stir.
- Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Be certain valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to 4 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
- Stir within the bacon crumbles.
- Serve topped with a dollop of bitter cream, if desired.
- Class: Rooster
- Methodology: Instantaneous Pot
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