As the school year gets started, students without a meal plan — like myself — may need some inspiration for simple, healthy meals that they can prepare quickly. Here’s my take on what you can do with ingredients you may already have in your (dorm-sized) pantry.
Prep time: 20 minutes + cooking
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 package beef kielbasa, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 cup rice
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 2 1⁄4 cups water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary
- Canola oil (to grease pan)
Directions
- Add rice and 2 cups water to a pot. Boil until water is absorbed into rice.
- Grease a medium saucepan with canola oil and turn to medium heat. Add sliced kielbasa and cook, stirring often, until brown.
- In a large saucepan, add the carrots, tomato paste, 1⁄4 cup water, thyme and rosemary. Cook until carrots are soft.
- Add kielbasa and rice to the large saucepan and stir to combine.
- Serve warm.
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